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Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

England

List entry 1016094

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1016094

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.05 hectares

Grid reference

SU 06336 07273

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork of circular form typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument class dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial places for members of Bronze Age communities and are significant archaeological indicators of settlement patterns and social organisation during this prehistoric era. The site's designation as a nationally important heritage monument reflects its archaeological value as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region.

Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016094. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016094.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash 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 1016094.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm (7.8 km), Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm (7.9 km), Bowl barrow on Poor Common 370m north east of Holmwood (8.4 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 600m north east of Beacon Farm

7.8 km

Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm

7.9 km

Bowl barrow on Poor Common 370m north east of Holmwood

8.4 km

Parley Barrow, a bowl barrow on the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close

8.7 km

Ralph's Barrow

8.7 km

Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~16.5 miles StonehengeArchaeological site · ~22 miles

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