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Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period. Its position on Black Down places it within a landscape rich in prehistoric ceremonial and burial monuments typical of the Dorset uplands. The barrow survives as an earthwork feature of archaeological significance, contributing to the distribution of Bronze Age burial evidence across the region.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016734. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016734.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m 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 1016734.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (3.9 km), St Peter's Abbey (4 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (4.4 km).
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