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Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages

England
List entry 1020545
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020545
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
ST 29402 08882
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. The monument takes the form of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial places, often for individuals of status within prehistoric communities, and their presence in the landscape indicates patterns of settlement and social organisation in Bronze Age Dorset. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1020545, reflecting its recognition as a heritage asset of archaeological significance.

Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020545. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages?

Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020545.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages?

Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages 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 1020545.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa N of Whitestaunton (2.2 km), Wadeford Roman villa (2.2 km), Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates (2.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman villa N of Whitestaunton
2.2 km
Wadeford Roman villa
2.2 km
Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates
2.2 km
Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm
2.9 km
Two bowl barrows 300m north west of Northay Farm
2.9 km
Combe Beacon barrow
3.4 km
Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)
4 km
The below ground remains of the former chapel at Membury Court
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages

Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages

IlchesterRoman town · ~16.5 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~22.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~23.2 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Whitestaunton, Somerset →
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