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Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The barrows are of bowl type, the most common form of round barrow, and date to the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as burial places for the local community. The barrows contribute to what appears to have been a significant cemetery on Pitcombe Down, indicating the importance of this location as a burial ground during the Bronze Age. These monuments survive as earthworks and represent the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the Dorset landscape.
Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013251. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013251.
Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery 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 1013251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.6 km), Round barrow E of The Buildings (4.8 km), St Peter's Abbey (5 km).
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