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Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a characteristic bowl-shaped earthwork typical of round barrows constructed during the Bronze Age, when such monuments served as burial mounds for elite individuals and their grave goods. Its proximity to Weatherby Castle hillfort suggests it formed part of a broader landscape of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the area. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork preserves evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and landscape use in Dorset.
Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015033. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015033.
Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort 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 1015033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.6 km), Tadnoll Barrow (8.7 km), Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.7 km).
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