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Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on elevated ground in Dorset. The barrow takes the form of a simple mound characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as burial places for the deceased and functioned as prominent landscape features. The monument is positioned approximately 650 metres north-east of Whitcombe Vale Farm, in an area rich in prehistoric archaeology. As a scheduled monument, it represents an important survival of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the county and contributes to the understanding of ancient settlement and ritual patterns across the Dorset landscape.
Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015338. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on elevated ground in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015338.
Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale 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 1015338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (6.6 km), The Warren field system (7 km).
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