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Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

England
List entry 1016093
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016093
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SU 06337 07451
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common funerary structure dating to the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and often served as focal points for ritual activity and community identity within prehistoric societies. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1016093, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices in the region.

Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016093. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016093.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm 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 1016093.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm (8 km), Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm (8.1 km), Section of Roman Road 150m south of Park Farm Cottages (8.3 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm
8 km
Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm
8.1 km
Section of Roman Road 150m south of Park Farm Cottages
8.3 km
Bowl barrow on Poor Common 370m north east of Holmwood
8.6 km
Parley Barrow, a bowl barrow on the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close
8.9 km
Ralph's Barrow
8.9 km
Bowl barrow on East Parley Common 610m south west of Fir Grove Farm
8.9 km
Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~16.4 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~21.9 miles
Domesday entry for Mannington, Dorset →
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