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Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that predominated during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such monuments typically functioned as burial sites for prominent individuals or family groups, and their construction reflects the social hierarchies and burial practices of Bronze Age communities. The barrow's survival into the modern period, despite subsequent agricultural use of the landscape, testifies to its original scale and construction.
Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019741. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019741.
Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn 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 1019741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of five round barrows on White Hill (6.9 km), Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (7 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (7.3 km).
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