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Bowl barrow on Arne Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 270 metres south-west of Arne Dairy House in Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practices in southern England, dating to the second millennium before Christ. Such monuments served as conspicuous markers in the landscape for the burial of high-status individuals and their grave goods, reflecting the ritual and social importance of ancestor veneration in Bronze Age communities. The site remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in the Purbeck region.
Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014299. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Arne Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 270 metres south-west of Arne Dairy House in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014299.
Bowl barrow on Arne Hill 270m south west of Arne Dairy House 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 1014299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common (7.3 km), Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm (7.6 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard (7.9 km).
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