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Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site represents a typical example of the round barrow tradition prevalent during the Bronze Age, when such earthen mounds were constructed as burial monuments for individuals of some social standing. The barrow survives as a roughly circular mound that would originally have contained a central burial chamber or grave cut into the natural ground surface, with material heaped over it to create the characteristic dome-shaped form. Such monuments are widely distributed across Dorset and the broader landscape of southern England, serving as important archaeological evidence for Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns.
Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015368. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015368.
Bowl barrow 210m west of Oak Cottage 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 1015368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm (9.5 km).
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