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Bowl barrow on Burleston Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 840 metres south-east of Crawthorne Farm. The barrow comprises a circular earthen mound characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice, with a domed profile formed by the accumulation of soil and stone over a central burial or burials. Such monuments are typically dated to the second millennium BC and represent significant investments in ritual commemoration of the deceased, reflecting the social status of those interred. The site's designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017278. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Burleston Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 840 metres south-east of Crawthorne Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017278.
Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm 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 1017278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tadnoll Barrow (8.6 km), Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.9 km), Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.