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Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 800 metres south-west of Coombe Barn in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a funerary form prevalent during the Bronze Age in southern Britain. Such barrows served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and often contained grave goods reflecting the status of the interred individual. The site forms part of the broader ceremonial landscape of Puddletown Heath, an area rich in prehistoric monuments and evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice.
Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015349. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 800 metres south-west of Coombe Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015349.
Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe 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 1015349.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.8 km), Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm (9 km), Four barrows on Moigns Down (9.1 km).
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