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Five bowl barrows and a bell barrow forming a round barrow cemetery on the western part of Godlingston Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. The cemetery comprises six burial mounds of differing types, with the bell barrow representing a distinctive variant form characterised by a flat central platform surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, whilst the five bowl barrows display the more common hemispherical mound structure typical of Bronze Age burial practice. The site exemplifies the clustering of contemporary funerary monuments across the Dorset heathland, reflecting patterns of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity in the region. Such barrow cemeteries provide important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices, territorial organisation, and the ritual landscape of southern Britain.
Five bowl barrows and a bell barrow forming a round barrow cemetery on the western part of Godlingston Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013837. View the official record →
Five bowl barrows and a bell barrow forming a round barrow cemetery on the western part of Godlingston Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013837.
Five bowl barrows and a bell barrow forming a round barrow cemetery on the western part of Godlingston 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 1013837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm (4.3 km), Medieval settlement at Afflington (4.5 km), The old prison and pump (4.9 km).
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