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Bowl barrow on Black Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on elevated terrain in Dorset, approximately 450 metres north-west of the Hardy Monument. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork with a characteristically rounded mound form typical of bowl barrows, which represent a dominant burial tradition during the Bronze Age in southern England. As a scheduled monument recorded in the national heritage list, it represents an important element of the Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape that dominates the Black Down ridge. The site contributes to understanding settlement and funerary practices in the Dorset uplands during the second millennium before Christ.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016732. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Black Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on elevated terrain in Dorset, approximately 450 metres north-west of the Hardy Monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016732.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument 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 1016732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (4.2 km), St Peter's Abbey (4.3 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (4.3 km).
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