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Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site comprises four separate bowl barrows, earthworks characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, typically dating between approximately 2000 and 1500 BC. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of burial mound from this era, constructed as simple hemispherical mounds of earth and stone raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument survives as an archaeological landscape feature and contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset region.
Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002825. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002825.
Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears 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 1002825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dyke on Wears Hill (0.1 km), Group of five round barrows on White Hill (0.6 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (0.9 km).
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