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Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. The barrow is a characteristic example of the bowl barrow type, consisting of a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a burial or burials. Located on Eype Down in the parish of Symondsbury, the monument represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in Dorset, a period when such earthen mounds were constructed across southern England as enduring memorials to the dead. The site remains a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance within the local Bronze Age landscape.
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 →
Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016100.
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.
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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