Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages

Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages

England
List entry 1016271
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 480 metres south-east of Hill Cottages. The monument is a simple bowl barrow, the most common form of burial mound in Bronze Age Britain, constructed as a roughly hemispherical earthwork raised over a central burial or cremation. Bowl barrows typically date from the Early to Middle Bronze Age, representing a significant period of funerary practice when individual or family groups were commemorated through the construction of these distinctive landscape features. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork that preserves evidence of Bronze Age burial customs and ritual practices in this region of Dorset.

Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016271. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages?

Bowl barrow on Farm Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 480 metres south-east of Hill Cottages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016271.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages?

Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m 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 1016271.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Farm Heath, 480m south east of Hill Cottages?

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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