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Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery in Dorset. The site comprises six individual bowl barrows, the most common form of burial mound in southern England during the Bronze Age, dating to approximately the second millennium BC. These earthworks represent the funerary practices of prehistoric communities and contribute to understanding settlement and land use patterns in the region. The barrows are situated within a larger concentration of similar monuments, indicating the significance of the Coombe Beacon area as a burial ground for successive Bronze Age populations.
Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007807. View the official record →
Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007807.
Six bowl barrows 550m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon 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 1007807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (2.9 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (3.2 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (3.8 km).
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