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Bowl barrow in Throop Clump is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset, approximately 450 metres west of Heatherdown. The structure comprises a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrow form, a common burial type across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ritual activity and territorial markers within prehistoric landscapes. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork feature and remains of archaeological interest for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Dorset region.
Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020734. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Throop Clump is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset, approximately 450 metres west of Heatherdown. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020734.
Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown 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 1020734.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lulworth Castle North Lodges and park walls (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood (9.4 km), Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (9.4 km).
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