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The Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle are a group of Bronze Age funerary monuments situated on the chalk downland near the Iron Age hillfort of Maiden Castle in Dorset. These burial mounds, typical of the Early Bronze Age period, represent a significant phase of ceremonial and mortuary activity on the Dorset landscape predating the construction of Maiden Castle itself. The barrows are characterized by their simple hemispherical form, earthwork structures created to cover burials and grave goods beneath mounded earth. Their survival and proximity to one of Britain's most extensively excavated Iron Age hillforts makes them valuable evidence for understanding the long sequence of human occupation and ritual activity across this prominent archaeological site.
Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015776. View the official record →
The Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle are a group of Bronze Age funerary monuments situated on the chalk downland near the Iron Age 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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