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Round barrow on Boat Knoll

England
List entry 1002446
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002446
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SY 86654 81286
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow on Boat Knoll is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthen mound, a typical funerary structure of the Bronze Age period, and represents one of numerous such monuments distributed across the Dorset landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1002446, it is protected in recognition of its archaeological and historical significance. The site contributes to the substantial body of evidence concerning Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset region.

Round barrow on Boat Knoll is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002446. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow on Boat Knoll?

Round barrow on Boat Knoll is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002446.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow on Boat Knoll?

Round barrow on Boat Knoll 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 1002446.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow on Boat Knoll?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (0.3 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (0.3 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (0.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm
0.3 km
Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth
0.3 km
Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill
0.7 km
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm
1.3 km
Bindon Hill camp
3.6 km
Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay
4.9 km
Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
5.1 km
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow on Boat Knoll

Round barrow on Boat Knoll stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow on Boat Knoll

DorchesterRoman town · ~12.2 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~13 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~13 miles
Domesday entry for Tyneham, Dorset →
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