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Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type dating from the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The survival of this example on East Hill contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015054. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015054.
Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods 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 1015054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn (9 km), Cross in St Mary's churchyard (9.1 km), Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.