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Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 650 metres south-east of Wood Barn in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a round barrow with a characteristic bowl-shaped profile, a common funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained cremated or inhumed remains of individuals of some social standing, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the period. The site's survival and scheduling as a nationally important monument demonstrates its archaeological significance to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015358. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 650 metres south-east of Wood Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015358.
Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn 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 1015358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.7 km), Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.7 km), Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.