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Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Higher Bockhampton in Dorset. The site consists of a round mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common burial form in southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual or community. The barrow's survival and scheduled status as a registered heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016279. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Higher Bockhampton in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016279.
Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace 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 1016279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm (8.7 km), Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.9 km), Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.