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Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped mound, a common burial type from the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically served as the burial places for elite members of prehistoric communities and would originally have contained cremated or inhumed remains. The site contributes to the important concentration of Bronze Age barrow monuments found across Dorset, reflecting the region's significant settlement and ritual activity during this period.
Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008161. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008161.
Bowl barrow in Pomfrey's Plantation 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 1008161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (2.8 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (3.9 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (4.2 km).
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