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Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, which represent one of the most common types of burial structure erected during the Bronze Age across southern England. The monument dates to the period roughly 2000–1000 BCE, when such mounds served as visible markers of elite or communal burial sites within the landscape. Its survival to the present day, despite subsequent land use and agricultural activity, preserves evidence of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015786. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015786.
Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross 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 1015786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath (5 km), Hillfort at Bulbury Camp (5.4 km), Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory (5.5 km).
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