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Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located 800 metres west of Botany Bay Barn in Dorset. The site comprises three distinct barrows of bowl form, characteristic earthen mounds constructed during the later prehistoric period as burial monuments for individuals of social standing. Bowl barrows represent a widespread mortuary tradition across southern England and the wider Wessex region, serving as territorial and commemorative markers across the Bronze Age landscape. The monument remains substantially visible as earthwork features on Bloxworth Down and forms part of a wider complex of prehistoric barrow sites documented across the Dorset heathland.
Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017625. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located 800 metres west of Botany Bay Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017625.
Three bowl barrows on Bloxworth Down, 800m west of Botany Bay Barn 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 1017625.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm (9.3 km), Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall (9.3 km), Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor (9.4 km).
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