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Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common in Dorset. The four barrows are relatively modest earthworks characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such burial mounds were constructed across southern Britain to mark the graves of individuals of varying status. The site's position within the wider Corfe Common cemetery demonstrates the sustained use of this landscape for mortuary practices over an extended period during prehistoric times. As a group of surviving funerary monuments, these barrows contribute to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset heathlands.
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 →
Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House is a Bronze Age burial 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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