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Fern Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Talbot Heath in Dorset. The monument takes the form of a bowl barrow, a common burial monument type of the Bronze Age period, characterised by a roughly circular earthwork mound of moderate dimensions. Located within an area of Dorset rich in prehistoric remains, the barrow represents evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns in the second millennium BC. The site retains archaeological interest as a surviving example of Bronze Age monument construction on the Dorset heathlands.
Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018033. View the official record →
Fern Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Talbot Heath in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018033.
Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath 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 1018033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (4.4 km), Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath (4.8 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (5 km).
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