Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View

Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View

England
List entry 1014302
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on heathland in Dorset. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork with a central burial chamber, typical of bowl barrows from the second millennium BCE. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments for the prehistoric communities of southern England and represent significant archaeological evidence for Bronze Age mortuary practices and social organisation. The survival of the barrow on Stoborough Heath contributes to understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age funerary monuments across the Dorset landscape.

Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014302. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View?

Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on heathland in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014302.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View?

Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View 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 1014302.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath 240m NNE of Hill View?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (4.9 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (6.2 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (6.3 km).

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