Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm

England
List entry 1015373
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015373
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
SY 91235 88812
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of four round barrows of the bowl type, a common sepulchral form constructed during the third and second millennia BCE. Bowl barrows were created by heaping earth and chalk over burial deposits, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and material culture of the interred individuals. This group of barrows represents a concentrated burial landscape characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in southern England, where such cemetery clusters mark the repeated use of particular locations for funerary practice across generations.

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015373. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm?

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015373.

Who is responsible for protecting Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm?

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows 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 1015373.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (8.3 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of East Orchard (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 900m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common (9.2 km).

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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm

Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.