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Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The site consists of four discrete bowl barrows, the simplest and most common form of round barrow, which served as burial mounds during the Bronze Age period. Located within a larger cemetery complex on Pitcombe Down, these barrows represent the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in this region of Dorset. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under national heritage legislation.
Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013252. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013252.
Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery 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 1013252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.7 km), Round barrow E of The Buildings (5 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.2 km).
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