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Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the chalk downland of Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound, characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, typically dating to the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC. Such monuments represent significant investment in funeral rites and the commemoration of individuals or family groups within prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding archaeological feature within the landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the Dorset downlands.
Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013748. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the chalk downland of Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013748.
Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North 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 1013748.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm (9.4 km), Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm (9.4 km), Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.