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Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow consists of an earthen mound of typical bowl form, characteristic of the early Bronze Age burial tradition in southern England, likely dating to between approximately 2500 and 1500 BC. Such monuments served as communal or elite burial sites, with the mound constructed over one or more inhumations, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The survival of this example contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric mortuary practice and settlement patterns across Dorset.
Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014854. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014854.
Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn 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 1014854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation (8.6 km), Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.6 km), Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation (8.8 km).
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