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Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. The barrow survives as a rounded earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form prevalent in southern England during the Bronze Age period. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and ritual landscape use. The site contributes to the broader archaeological record of barrow cemeteries and ceremonial activity documented across the Dorset heathlands.
Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019310. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019310.
Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House 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 1019310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 40m south east of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Rookery Cottages (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Rookery Cottages (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Morden Heath, 282m north-east of Decoy House stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.