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Thorn Barrow is a bowl barrow situated on East Holme Range in Dorset, approximately 650 metres north-east of Whiteway Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary structure typical of the second millennium before the present era. Bowl barrows of this type are characterized by their simple hemispherical earthwork form, created as burial monuments for individuals of some social standing. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains an important archaeological feature of the Bronze Age landscape in this part of Dorset.
Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009610. View the official record →
Thorn Barrow is a bowl barrow situated on East Holme Range in Dorset, approximately 650 metres north-east of Whiteway Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009610.
Thorn Barrow: a bowl barrow on East Holme Range, 650m north-east of Whiteway Farm 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 1009610.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Boat Knoll (1.2 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (1.4 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (1.9 km).
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