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Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 530 metres north east of Gate Barn in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork, a common funerary structure type characteristic of the Bronze Age period in southern England. Like other barrows of this era, it would have served as a burial place, possibly for a single high-status individual or family group, with the mound itself forming a visible territorial and commemorative marker in the landscape. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age ritual and burial practices in Dorset.
Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015901. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 530 metres north east of Gate Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015901.
Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn 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 1015901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm (8.4 km), Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm (8.8 km).
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