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The group of four bowl barrows 250 metres west-north-west of Peaked Close House is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common in Dorset. Bowl barrows are the simplest and most common type of prehistoric burial mound, consisting of a circular earthen tumulus raised over one or more inhumations. This particular group exemplifies the clustering patterns characteristic of Bronze Age mortuary landscapes, where multiple burial monuments were constructed across the common land over successive generations. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features and form an important component of the broader archaeological record of prehistoric activity in the Purbeck area.
Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011489. View the official record →
The group of four bowl barrows 250 metres west-north-west of Peaked Close House is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011489.
Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common 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 1011489.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn (2.1 km), Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn (2.4 km), Bowl barrow on North Hill, 400m north east of Renscombe Farm (2.9 km).
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