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Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout is a prehistoric burial mound of Bronze Age date located on Hambury Tout in Dorset, England. It forms part of a barrow cemetery comprising two round barrows, of which this example represents the eastern monument of the pair. The barrow exhibits the characteristic bowl-shaped form typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments in southern England, with a circular mound of earth and stone construction. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011484. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout is a prehistoric burial mound of Bronze Age date located on Hambury Tout in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011484.
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout 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 1011484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout (0.1 km), Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm (0.5 km), Bindon Hill camp (1.6 km).
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