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The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. Bowl barrows of this type are characteristic earthwork burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age, typically comprising a circular mound of earth and stone raised over one or more inhumed or cremated burials, often accompanied by grave goods. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork provides evidence of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of a barrow group that contributes to understanding Bronze Age funerary landscapes in Dorset.
The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008143. View the official record →
The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008143.
The southern of two bowl barrows on Holme Mount 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 1008143.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (4.1 km), Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (5.4 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (5.6 km).
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