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Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Dorset, England, dating to the Bronze Age. The barrow survives as a characteristic bowl-shaped mound, a common funerary form in southern Britain during this period. Such monuments typically contained inhumations or cremations of individuals of status, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the ritual practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities. The barrow's survival and scheduled status reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015182. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Dorset, England, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015182.
Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill 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 1015182.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm (6.1 km), Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm (6.1 km), Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 850m ESE of Hill Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.