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Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood

England
List entry 1008455
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008455
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SY 83279 82454
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow group situated to the west of Burngate Wood in Dorset. The monument is a typical example of the bowl barrow type, characterized by its circular mound with a central burial deposit, reflecting funerary practices of the Bronze Age period. Located within a significant concentration of barrows in this area, it contributes to understanding the prehistoric settlement and burial patterns of the Dorset landscape. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1008455.

Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008455. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood?

Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow group situated to the west of Burngate Wood in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008455.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood?

Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood 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 1008455.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bindon Hill camp (2.3 km), Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout (2.7 km), Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout (2.7 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bindon Hill camp
2.3 km
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
2.7 km
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
2.7 km
Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
2.9 km
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
3.1 km
Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
3.5 km
Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
3.6 km
The Warren field system
4.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood

Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood

DorchesterRoman town · ~10.1 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~10.8 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~10.8 miles
Domesday entry for Lulworth, Dorset →
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