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Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage

England
List entry 1017627
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017627
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SY 98628 83549
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the heathland west of Burnbake Cottage in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a low, rounded earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a widespread burial type constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Its location within the Dorset heathland reflects the settlement and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in this region, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric Dorset. The barrow survives as a scheduled monument, preserving evidence of ancient burial practice and ritual landscape use.

Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017627. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage?

Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the heathland west of Burnbake Cottage in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017627.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage?

Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage 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 1017627.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn (5.1 km), Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn (5.5 km), Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm (5.9 km).

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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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn
5.1 km
Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn
5.5 km
Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm
5.9 km
Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm
6 km
Kingston Down Romano-British farm
6.2 km
Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill
6.4 km
The old prison and pump
6.5 km
Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage

Bowl barrow on Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage 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 Brenscombe Heath, 470m west of Burnbake Cottage

DorchesterRoman town · ~18.7 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~19.9 miles
Domesday entry for Brenscombe, Dorset →
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