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Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument

England
List entry 1016734
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016734
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SY 60563 87860
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument?

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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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
4.7 km
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
4.8 km
Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
4.8 km
Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
5.2 km
Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument

Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~3.9 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~5.7 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~22.2 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~23.3 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~3.9 miles
Domesday entry for Portesham, Dorset →
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