Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House

The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House

England
List entry 1017462
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017462
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SY 84596 93088
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The End Barrow is a bowl barrow located approximately 320 metres south west of White House in Dorset, England. It dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary monument characteristic of the second millennium before Christ, when such burial mounds were constructed across southern England. The barrow survives as a earthen mound of modest proportions, consistent with the bowl barrow type, which typically comprises a simple hemispherical or flattened dome of earth and chalk raised over a primary burial deposit. As a scheduled ancient monument, it contributes to the archaeological landscape of Dorset and provides evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and land use in the region.

The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017462. View the official record →

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What is The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House?

The End Barrow is a bowl barrow located approximately 320 metres south west of White House in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017462.

Who is responsible for protecting The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House?

The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House 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 1017462.

What other scheduled monuments are near The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church (9 km), Round barrow cemetery on Lulworth Heath known as `Five Barrows': 400m north-east of The Cat (9.6 km), Twin barrow on Westholme Heath, 850m west of Hurst Mill (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House

The End Barrow, a bowl barrow 320m south west of White House stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.