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Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a characteristic bowl-shaped mound formed by the accumulation of earth and stone over a central burial deposit. Such barrows represent an important class of funerary architecture dating broadly to the period between approximately 3000 and 1500 BCE, serving as prominent territorial markers in the prehistoric landscape. The monument's survival to the present day, despite agricultural activity and landscape change, contributes to understanding of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015032. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015032.
Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End 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 1015032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Obelisk on Fir Hill (8.4 km), Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation (8.7 km), Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood (8.8 km).
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