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Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm

England
List entry 1015050
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015050
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
ST 49643 03434
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the chalk downs of west Dorset. The barrow comprises a circular earthen mound of characteristic bowl form, typical of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, dating to the second millennium BC. Such monuments served as markers of high-status burials and form part of the dispersed barrow cemetery systems that characterise the Dorset landscape. The site is recorded under national heritage protection and represents an important archaeological witness to prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the region.

Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015050. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm?

Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the chalk downs of west Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015050.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm?

Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm 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 1015050.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church (9.1 km), Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm (9.8 km), Eggardon Hill disc barrow (10.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
9.1 km
Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
9.8 km
Eggardon Hill disc barrow
10.2 km
Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
10.3 km
Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
10.5 km
Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
10.5 km
Settlement E of Brow Copse
10.7 km
Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
10.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm

Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm

IlchesterRoman town · ~12.1 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~14.2 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~14.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~15.9 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~14.2 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~15.4 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Wellwood, Dorset →
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