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Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm

England
List entry 1017261
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017261
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SY 70682 94977
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, situated approximately 920 metres north west of Fidler's Green Farm. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial monument in southern England. Such monuments typically date to the period between 2000 and 1500 BC, representing the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1017261, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary behaviour in Dorset.

Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017261. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm?

Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, situated approximately 920 metres north west of Fidler's Green Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017261.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm?

Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm 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 1017261.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrows in Came Wood (9.5 km), Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn (9.5 km), Six round barrows on Bincombe Down (9.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Barrows in Came Wood
9.5 km
Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
9.5 km
Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
9.5 km
Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
9.6 km
Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
9.6 km
Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
9.7 km
Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
9.7 km
Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm

Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm

DorchesterRoman town · ~2.8 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~4.7 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~19.4 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.7 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~4.7 miles
Domesday entry for Puddle, Dorset →
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