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Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 650 metres south-east of Green Leaze in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork, a common barrow type of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically functioned as burial monuments, often containing inhumations or cremations, and formed part of broader Bronze Age funerary practices across southern England. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1018203, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as a surviving example of prehistoric burial architecture.
Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018203. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 650 metres south-east of Green Leaze in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018203.
Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze 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 1018203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (1.9 km), Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (2.7 km), Dyke on Wears Hill (2.8 km).
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