Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm

England
List entry 1016100
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016100
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SY 43818 92555
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial places and were often built on prominent landscape positions, as is the case with this example on Eype Down. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important archaeological survival of prehistoric burial practice in the region.

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016100. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm?

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016100.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm?

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore 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 1016100.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House (0.7 km), Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor (1.6 km), A group of four bowl barrows on Golden Cap 515m south east and 630m south east of St Gabriel's House (3.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm

Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.