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Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a bell barrow accompanied by two bowl barrows positioned immediately north-west of Forty Acre Plantation. These earthworks represent characteristic Wessex Bronze Age burial practices, with the bell barrow distinguished by its distinctive central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, whilst the bowl barrows exhibit the simpler dome-shaped profile typical of earlier Bronze Age sepulchral monuments. The monument group is scheduled as an ancient monument under national protection, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in the Dorset landscape.
Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019415. View the official record →
Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019415.
Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019415.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (6.8 km), Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (7.5 km), Group of barrows on West Hill (8 km).
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