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Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset. The monument comprises a circular earthen mound, the characteristic form of a bowl barrow, which represents one of the most common funerary monuments of the Bronze Age period in southern England. Such barrows typically covered inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and frequently formed part of larger barrow cemeteries that marked important territories or settlement areas. The survival of this monument demonstrates the archaeological value of Bronze Age burial practices in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015996. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015996.
Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon 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 1015996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (4.1 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (4.7 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (4.9 km).
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