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Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 450 metres south west of Worgret Heath Farm in Dorset. The monument consists of an earthen mound of characteristic bowl barrow form, representing a common type of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumed burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual. The site forms part of the rich archaeological landscape of the Dorset heathlands, an area containing numerous prehistoric monuments that illustrate patterns of settlement and ritual activity across millennia.
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016275. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 450 metres south west of Worgret Heath Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016275.
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath 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 1016275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (6.5 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (6.6 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 450m south west of Worgret Heath Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.