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Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The monument consists of a earthen mound of characteristic bowl barrow form, a burial type prevalent in southern England during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for Bronze Age communities. This example forms part of the wider Bronze Age barrow landscape of Dorset, an area particularly rich in such monuments, reflecting the region's importance as a centre of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity.
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003231. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003231.
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House 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 1003231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (5.1 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (5.1 km), Group of five round barrows on White Hill (5.2 km).
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