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Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument in Dorset. The site comprises four distinct burial mounds characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period, positioned along the ridge in what was an important burial landscape. These bowl barrows represent the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities and form part of the significant concentration of prehistoric monuments recorded across the Waterston Ridge area. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features, preserving evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric Dorset.
Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019407. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019407.
Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge 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 1019407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrows in Came Wood (9.3 km), Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows (9.3 km), Six round barrows on Bincombe Down (9.6 km).
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