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Bowl barrow on North Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 400 metres north-east of Renscombe Farm in Dorset. The barrow consists of a circular mound of earth and stone constructed as a funerary structure, characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains of significant community members. The site's preservation in the landscape provides evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns across the Dorset uplands during the second millennium BCE. As a designated ancient monument, the bowl barrow contributes to understanding the archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary culture in southern England.
Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017269. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on North Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 400 metres north-east of Renscombe Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017269.
Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe 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 1017269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn (0.5 km), Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn (0.9 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (0.9 km).
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