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Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form dating to the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the social status of the deceased. The barrow's survival in the Bartlett's Firs area represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014296. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014296.
Bowl barrow in Bartlett's Firs 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 1014296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (6.2 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (7 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (7.5 km).
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