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The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. Bowl barrows are among the most common forms of prehistoric burial mound in Britain, typically consisting of a central burial chamber covered by an earthen mound. This example, forming part of a pair of barrows, represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to the archaeological landscape of Burngate Wood, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in Dorset.
The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011486. View the official record →
The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood, 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011486.
The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m 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 1011486.
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), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The southwestern of two bowl barrows in Burngate Wood; 320m south west of Limekiln Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.