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Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England, situated approximately 380 metres south west of the southern corner of Sherriffs Wood. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in southern England, typically dating to the second millennium BC. Such barrows served as burial places for individuals of status within their communities and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1015178 as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015178. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England, situated approximately 380 metres south west of the southern corner of Sherriffs Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015178.
Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood 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 1015178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three barrows N of Penn Hill (9.3 km), Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn (9.4 km), Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.