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Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common form of burial structure erected during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such monuments functioned as communal or individual burial places and represent significant investment in mortuary practice by prehistoric communities. The site's survival and designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015192. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015192.
Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike 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 1015192.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Straw Barrow (7.7 km), Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings (7.7 km), Section of Roman road NW of Badbury Rings (7.8 km).
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