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The Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath, located 650 metres east-south-east of Dodson's Farm in Dorset, is part of the extensive Creech Heath round barrow cemetery. These monuments date to the Bronze Age and represent funerary structures typical of prehistoric burial practices in the region. The three barrows are bowl-shaped earthworks, the characteristic form of burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age period. As components of the larger Creech Heath barrow cemetery, they contribute to the archaeological significance of this landscape, which preserves evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices across the Dorset Heathlands.
Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014141. View the official record →
The Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath, located 650 metres east-south-east of Dodson's Farm in Dorset, is part of the extensive Creech Heath round barrow cemetery. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014141.
Group of three bowl barrows on Creech Heath 650m ESE of Dodson's Farm, forming part of the Creech Heath round barrow cemetery 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 1014141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (4.4 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (5.5 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (5.6 km).
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