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Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. The site comprises a circular burial mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, which represents one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial monument in southern England. Such barrows typically date from the third or second millennium before the present and served as communal or individual burial places for members of Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and is recorded in the national heritage designation as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological significance.
Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014575. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014575.
Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House 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 1014575.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House (9.2 km), Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House (9.2 km), Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm (9.3 km).
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