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Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a circular earthwork with a raised central mound. The barrow takes its characteristic form from the bowl-shaped depression created by the burial mound, a common morphology for Bronze Age funerary structures in southern England. Located within the extensive Bronze Age landscape of Cranborne Common, it forms part of the archaeological record documenting settlement and burial practices in this region during the second millennium BC. The monument remains a significant example of prehistoric funerary architecture and contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age burial traditions in Hampshire.
Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018759. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a circular earthwork with a raised central mound. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018759.
Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common 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 1018759.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 445m south-west of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (3.9 km), Bowl barrow 520m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (4.1 km), Bowl barrow 620m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (4.2 km).
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