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Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises three distinct bowl barrows, earthwork mounds raised over burial deposits that represent a characteristic form of elite sepulchral architecture practised during the Bronze Age. These barrows are positioned within Holme Lane Plantation, forming part of the broader landscape of prehistoric ceremonial and burial activity documented across Dorset. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practices and social organisation in the region.
Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016728. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016728.
Three bowl barrows in Holme Lane Plantation, 200m south west of Squirrel's 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 1016728.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (4.9 km), Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (6.2 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (6.5 km).
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