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Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a round mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form in southern England during the later Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for burial and ritual activity within their contemporary landscapes. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork preserves evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice and territorial organisation in the Dorset region.
Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013852. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013852.
Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy 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 1013852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (3.3 km), St Peter's Abbey (3.4 km), Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (3.4 km).
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