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Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Cranborne Common in Hampshire. The barrow takes the form of a burial mound with a characteristically rounded profile, typical of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period. Located 630 metres east of Decoy Pond within Plumley Wood, the monument survives as an earthwork and constitutes an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice in the region. Such barrows commonly contained inhumation or cremation burials and associated grave goods, serving as focal points for ceremonial activity and landscape demarcation within Bronze Age communities.
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 is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Cranborne Common in Hampshire. 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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