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Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common funerary form in Bronze Age Britain. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents of this example are not documented in readily available sources. The barrow's survival on Stokeford Heath demonstrates the persistence of Bronze Age burial monuments in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015893. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015893.
Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar 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 1015893.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (6.9 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (7 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Stokeford Heath 720m WNW of Binnegar Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.