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Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. The barrow consists of a circular mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained burials, often accompanied by grave goods, reflecting the social status and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities. The barrow's survival and scheduling as a protected monument reflect its importance to understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007714. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007714.
Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea 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 1007714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (4 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (4.2 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.