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Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on the south-western slopes of Black Down in Dorset. The barrow is a bowl-shaped earthwork, a common burial form of the Bronze Age period, constructed as a mound of earth and stone to cover a central inhumation or cremation deposit. This monument is one of several barrows clustered in this area, reflecting the importance of Black Down as a Bronze Age burial landscape. The site demonstrates the pattern of barrow construction and distribution characteristic of the second and first millennia before the present, when such monuments served as enduring markers of individual or family status within the contemporary landscape.
Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013840. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on the south-western slopes of Black Down in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013840.
Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down 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 1013840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (4.2 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.6 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.5 km).
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