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Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, which represents a common burial practice during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ritual and commemoration within their surrounding landscape. The site is recorded within the Dorset Historic Environment Record and forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age burial activity across the Dorset heathlands.
Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013793. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013793.
Bowl barrow 130m south of Bloody Shard Gate 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 1013793.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m ESE of Ashley Wood Golf Club House (8.4 km), Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church (8.5 km), Bowl barrow 470m south east of Ashley Wood Golf Club House (8.6 km).
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