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Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden

England
List entry 1019395
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019395
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SY 68048 94138
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The structure consists of a circular mound characteristic of bowl barrow type monuments, which were widely constructed during the Bronze Age as burial features for individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as an earthwork and represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region. Such monuments are typically associated with individual interments and may contain cremated or inhumed remains, serving as focal points within the Bronze Age landscape of Dorset.

Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019395. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden?

Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019395.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden?

Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden 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 1019395.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood (8.8 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (8.9 km), Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows (8.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
8.8 km
Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
8.9 km
Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
8.9 km
Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
9 km
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
9.4 km
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
9.4 km
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
9.5 km
Group of barrows on West Hill
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden

Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden

DorchesterRoman town · ~2.3 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~3.6 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~19.6 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.3 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~3.6 miles
Domesday entry for Charminster, Dorset →
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