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Bowl barrow on Burleston Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 840 metres south-east of Crawthorne Farm in Dorset. The barrow consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common form of burial monument constructed during the Bronze Age in southern England. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, serving as focal points for Bronze Age communities and their commemoration of the dead. The barrow's survival on Burleston Down reflects the archaeological significance of the Dorset landscape as a repository of Bronze Age funerary remains.
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 approximately 840 metres south-east of Crawthorne Farm in Dorset. 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).
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