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Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Dorset coast near St Aldhelm's Chapel. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial monument type dating from the Bronze Age period. Its location on this prominent coastal headland suggests it held significance within the prehistoric landscape of the region. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of the Bronze Age burial tradition in southern England.
Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017267. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Dorset coast near St Aldhelm's Chapel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017267.
Bowl barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, 470m north east of St Aldhelm's Chapel 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 1017267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Christian enclosure on St Aldhelm's Head (0.5 km), Bowl barrow on Emmett's Hill (0.7 km), Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man (1.6 km).
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