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Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork with a raised central mound, characteristic of bowl barrow typology common throughout southern Britain during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type typically date from the Early to Middle Bronze Age and functioned as burial monuments, often containing inhumations or cremations within their structures. The monument's preservation on Gallows Hill contributes to understanding the Bronze Age mortuary landscape and settlement patterns of the Dorset region.
Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015343. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015343.
Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill 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 1015343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (9.7 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (9.8 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (10 km).
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