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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 →
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.
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.
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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