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Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings

England
List entry 1013789
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013789
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
ST 91509 05661
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located near the Iron Age hillfort of Buzbury Rings in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, characteristic of round barrow construction in southern England during the second and third millennia BC. Its proximity to Buzbury Rings, a significant defended settlement, suggests it formed part of a landscape of considerable ceremonial and settlement activity in this area. The barrow remains a notable survival of prehistoric funerary practice and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age burial customs in Dorset.

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013789. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings?

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located near the Iron Age hillfort of Buzbury Rings in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013789.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings?

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings 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 1013789.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm (8.2 km), Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm (8.2 km), The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House (9 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
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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
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

Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm
8.2 km
Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm
8.2 km
The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
9 km
Bowl barrow 800m NNW of West Morden Farm
9.5 km
Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump
9.9 km
Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn
9.9 km
Bowl barrow on Bloxworth Down, 740m south of Marsh Farm
10.1 km
Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 350m south west of Buzbury Rings

DorchesterRoman town · ~16.6 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~18.6 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~21.4 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~21.7 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~18.6 miles
Domesday entry for Tarrant, Dorset →
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