Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside

England
List entry 1015345
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 420 metres south-east of Woodside. The site consists of a distinctive bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. Bowl barrows of this type served as prominent landscape features marking elite or communal burial sites and remain important archaeological indicators of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in southern England. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a protected ancient monument under the reference 1015345.

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015345. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside?

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 420 metres south-east of Woodside. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015345.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside?

Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside 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 1015345.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Boat Knoll (7.1 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (7.7 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (7.8 km).

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