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Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm

England
List entry 1019639
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019639
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SY 67061 91466
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common funerary form dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of prehistoric communities. The site's survival as a discernible earthwork contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in Dorset.

Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019639. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm?

Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019639.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm?

Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield 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 1019639.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (7.1 km), Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (8 km), Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn (8.1 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
7.1 km
Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
8 km
Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
8.1 km
Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
8.2 km
George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
8.4 km
Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
9 km
Preston Roman villa
9.3 km
Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm

Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm

DorchesterRoman town · ~1.5 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~1.9 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~21.1 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~21.5 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~1.9 miles
Domesday entry for Charminster, Dorset →
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