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Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The barrow is a bowl-shaped mound typical of Bronze Age burial practice, representing the funerary traditions of communities in Dorset during the second millennium BC. As a component of the larger barrow cemetery at Creech Heath, it contributes to the archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region. The monument remains designated as a nationally important archaeological site, with its preservation reflecting the significance of Creech Heath as a concentration of Bronze Age funerary monuments.
Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014140. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014140.
Bowl barrow on Creech Heath 720m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery 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 1014140.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (4.4 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (5.6 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (5.7 km).
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