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Bowl barrow on Canford Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 730 metres south-east of Alhambra in Dorset. The barrow consists of a circular mound of earth and stone raised over an inhumed burial or cremation, typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice in southern England. Such monuments are characteristic of the second millennium BCE and served as durable markers of burial sites within the landscape. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork on Canford Heath, a heathland environment that preserves numerous prehistoric archaeological features.
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 730m south east of Alhambra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018488. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 730 metres south-east of Alhambra in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018488.
Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 730m south east of Alhambra 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 1018488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (0.7 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (0.9 km), Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House (0.9 km).
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