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Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn

England
List entry 1016371
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016371
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SY 47987 90690
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow consists of a characteristic bowl-shaped earthwork mound constructed as a funerary monument, typical of Bronze Age burial practices in southern England during the second millennium before the present. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape in the region. Such monuments served as prominent markers in the ancient landscape whilst containing cremated or inhumed remains of individuals of social significance within their communities.

Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016371. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn?

Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016371.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn?

Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn 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 1016371.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bind Barrow (2.4 km), Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm (2.6 km), Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm (3.1 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bind Barrow
2.4 km
Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
2.6 km
Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
3.1 km
Earthwork on Shipton Hill
3.1 km
Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House
4.4 km
Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm
4.6 km
Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
4.9 km
Camp on Chilcombe Hill
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn

Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~11.8 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~13.2 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~23.4 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~11.8 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~23.1 miles
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