Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm

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History & significance

Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument and later medieval earthwork located in Dorset, approximately 650 metres and 780 metres north-east of Furzey Down Farm. The site comprises two distinct archaeological features: a bowl barrow, a characteristic burial mound of the Bronze Age period, and a pillow mound, a medieval earthwork typically associated with rabbit farming or warrening. These monuments represent successive phases of land use and settlement activity across different historical periods. The barrow demonstrates the continuity of occupation and ceremonial practice in the Dorset landscape from prehistoric times through to the medieval period.

Bowl barrow and pillow mound on Earl's Hill, 650m and 780m north east of Furzey Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019396. View the official record →

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