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Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a circular earthwork mound. The barrow is positioned within Great Plantation in Dorset and forms part of the significant concentration of Bronze Age burial monuments in this region. As a bowl barrow, it represents a characteristic burial type of the Bronze Age period, typically comprising a simple dome-shaped mound raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and survives as a landscape feature demonstrating Bronze Age mortuary practice and the ceremonial significance of these burial sites within the local topography.
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 →
Bowl barrow on Great Plantation, 420m south east of Woodside is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a circular earthwork mound. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015345.
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.
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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