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Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site comprises a roughly circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and material culture of their period. This barrow forms part of the wider Bronze Age landscape of Dorset, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric ceremonial and funerary practices in the region.
Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017925. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017925.
Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis 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 1017925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Stratton Down (8.4 km), Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm (8.5 km), Frampton Roman villa (8.7 km).
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