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Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation, located approximately 200 metres east of The Retreat in Dorset, is a Bronze Age funerary monument. The site comprises a low earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form of the second millennium BCE. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods and were often constructed in groups across the chalk downlands of southern England. This particular example represents the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014760. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation, located approximately 200 metres east of The Retreat in Dorset, is a Bronze Age funerary monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014760.
Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat 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 1014760.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House (9.6 km), Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House (9.8 km), Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn (9.8 km).
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