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Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form constructed during the Bronze Age, typically containing inhumation or cremation deposits within or beneath the mound. Such monuments were often positioned within the landscape to command views across their territories and served as focal points for community ritual and ancestor veneration. The barrow remains a significant archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in this region of Dorset.
Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008021. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008021.
Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages 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 1008021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (2.3 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (2.3 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (2.5 km).
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