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Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a burial form prevalent in southern England during the Bronze Age, typically constructed over single or multiple inhumations. Bowl barrows such as this example represent significant archaeological evidence for prehistoric mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the county. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important element of the Bronze Age landscape archaeology of the Melcombe Newton area.
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 Bronze Age funerary monument located 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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