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Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The monument is a bowl barrow, the most common type of round barrow, characterised by a circular earthwork mound with a relatively gentle profile. It dates to the Bronze Age period and represents one of several burial monuments clustered within this cemetery, reflecting the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The barrow contributes to the archaeological significance of Grange Heath as a concentration of funerary monuments spanning the Bronze Age.
Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014134. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014134.
Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery 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 1014134.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (2.9 km), Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (4.3 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (4.3 km).
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