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Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn

England
List entry 1020986
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020986
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SY 84642 97462
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial mound found across southern Britain, dating from approximately 2000 to 1000 BCE. Such monuments served as focal points for burial and ritual activity within prehistoric communities, often containing inhumations or cremations within central grave pits, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The barrow's survival to the present day, despite extensive post-Bronze Age land use, reflects its landscape prominence and enduring archaeological value as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practice in the region.

Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020986. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn?

Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020986.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn?

Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn 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 1020986.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside (9.2 km), Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath (9.4 km), Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside (9.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside
9.2 km
Section of Battery Bank on Stokeford Heath
9.4 km
Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 650m south east of Woodside
9.5 km
Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm
10 km
Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
10.2 km
Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
10.3 km
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages
10.4 km
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn

Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 500m south of West Down Barn

DorchesterRoman town · ~10.4 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~12.3 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~21.8 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~12.3 miles
Domesday entry for Bere, Dorset →
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