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Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern England during the prehistoric period. The barrow remains a significant archaeological feature of the local landscape, contributing to the concentration of burial monuments found across Stonehill Down and the surrounding downland. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological value for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region.
Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014137. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech Farm, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014137.
Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Stonehill Down, 270m SSW of East Creech 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 1014137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (3.9 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (4.1 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (5 km).
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