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Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm

England
List entry 1020706
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020706
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
ST 91265 07320
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age, typically dating to between 2200 and 700 BCE. As a scheduled ancient monument with the official designation NHLE 1020706, the site represents an important survival of prehistoric burial practice in the landscape. Bowl barrows of this type were raised over cremated or inhumed remains and frequently contained grave goods, though the specific contents and condition of this particular example are not documented in readily accessible sources.

Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020706. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm?

Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020706.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm?

Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge 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 1020706.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field (7.9 km), Medieval standing cross 15m south west of St Mary's Church (7.9 km), Remains of medieval standing cross adjacent to St Mary's Church, Almer (8.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field
7.9 km
Medieval standing cross 15m south west of St Mary's Church
7.9 km
Remains of medieval standing cross adjacent to St Mary's Church, Almer
8.4 km
Bowl barrow 25m south of Whitechurch Hill Barn
9 km
Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm
9.2 km
Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm
9.3 km
The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall
9.8 km
Bowl barrow 560m NNE of North Down Barn
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm

Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm

DorchesterRoman town · ~17.1 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~19.1 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~20.7 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~21 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~19.1 miles
Domesday entry for Pimperne, Dorset →
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