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Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises four round barrows characteristic of the Bronze Age period, constructed as burial mounds that served as communal or individual sepulchres. Such monuments represent a significant form of ritual and funerary practice in prehistoric Britain, reflecting the social organization and burial customs of Bronze Age communities. The barrows survive as earthworks and contribute to the archaeological landscape of Dorset, which is notably rich in Bronze Age burial monuments.
Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002795. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002795.
Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner 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 1002795.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn (7.2 km), Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow (7.8 km), Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery (7.8 km).
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Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.