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Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped mound, a common burial structure of the Bronze Age period when such monuments were erected across southern England as repositories for cremated and inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the Dorset landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region. Its preservation and scheduling as an ancient monument reflects its significance for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in Dorset.
Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014847. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014847.
Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe 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 1014847.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit Farm (8.9 km), Bowl barrow in Morden Park 350m south west of Hunting Bridge (9.1 km), Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry (9.1 km).
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