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Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument group located on the chalk downland near the famous hillfort of Maiden Castle in Dorset. Bowl barrows are among the simplest and most common forms of round barrow, consisting of a central burial mound surrounded by a ditch, and these examples represent important evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice in the region. Their proximity to Maiden Castle suggests they form part of a wider landscape of ceremonial and funerary activity spanning several millennia, though the hillfort itself is primarily an Iron Age construction. The barrows' exact dating and associated finds remain subjects of archaeological study, but they contribute to understanding of settlement patterns and ritual practices in Bronze Age Dorset.
Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015776. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument group located on the chalk downland near the famous hillfort of Maiden Castle in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015776.
Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle 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 1015776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (4.8 km), Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (5.8 km), Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn (6.3 km).
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Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.