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Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The monument is a bowl barrow, a characteristic funerary monument type of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, typically comprising an earthen mound covering an inhumed burial. This particular barrow is situated within a significant cemetery landscape, indicating the ritual and mortuary importance of the locality during the Bronze Age period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013249.
Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013249. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013249.
Bowl barrow 600m 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 1013249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.6 km), Round barrow E of The Buildings (5.1 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.2 km).
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