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Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The three barrows are situated at varying distances south west of Down House, forming part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments characteristic of the Dorset uplands. Bowl barrows of this type typically comprised earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and period of burial. The precise dating and archaeological character of these individual barrows would require specialist survey and excavation records held by the heritage record.
Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016101. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016101.
Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House 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 1016101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Eype Down 275m east of Frogmore Farm (0.7 km), Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor (1.9 km), A group of four bowl barrows on Golden Cap 515m south east and 630m south east of St Gabriel's House (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.