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The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common types of prehistoric burial mounds, characteristically simple in form with a circular earthen mound covering a central burial pit or grave. This barrow, as part of a paired monument group, represents the Bronze Age practice of clustering burial mounds across the landscape, often indicating successive use over generations or the burial sites of related individuals or communities. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in this region of Dorset.
The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011485. View the official record →
The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011485.
The northeastern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 250m south west of Limekiln Cottages 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 1011485.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bindon Hill camp (2.9 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (3 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (3.2 km).
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