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Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 470 metres south-east of Hill Cottages in Dorset. The monument is characteristic of bowl barrows, a common barrow type of the Bronze Age in southern England, consisting of a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a burial or burials. Such barrows typically date to the period between 2200 and 1500 BCE and represent significant investment in funerary practice by Bronze Age communities. This example contributes to the archaeological landscape of Dorset, where barrows survive as key evidence for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns of the Bronze Age period.
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016272. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 470 metres south-east of Hill Cottages in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016272.
Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 470m south east of Hill Cottages 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 1016272.
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).
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