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Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 550 metres east of Tollard Farm in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary form in southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The barrow's survival within Calcots Wood represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region.
Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020064. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 550 metres east of Tollard Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020064.
Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard 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 1020064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 400m and 500m south east of Hyde Hill Plantation (7.2 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow (8 km), Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery (8.6 km).
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