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Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The barrow is of bowl form, a common burial mound type of the Bronze Age, and survives as an earthwork within a landscape rich in prehistoric ceremonial and funerary activity. The monument dates to the Bronze Age period, when such burial mounds were constructed across southern England as permanent markers of elite or community burial sites. As a component of the wider barrow cemetery at Pitcombe Down, it contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Dorset region.
Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013250. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013250.
Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery 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 1013250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.6 km), Round barrow E of The Buildings (5 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.1 km).
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