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Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such barrows served as burial places, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the period. The survival of this earthwork, recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002738, contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002738. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002738.
Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm 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 1002738.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (7.4 km), Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (7.5 km), Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.