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Bowl barrow on Black Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, positioned approximately 870 metres north west of the Hardy Monument. The barrow comprises a distinctive bowl-shaped mound constructed as a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as burial places for individuals of social significance within their communities. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork on the Black Down landscape, forming part of the wider distribution of Bronze Age burial monuments across Dorset's high ground.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019030. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Black Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, positioned approximately 870 metres north west of the Hardy Monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019030.
Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m 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 1019030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (3.8 km), St Peter's Abbey (3.9 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (4.3 km).
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