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Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises three distinct bowl barrows, the characteristic mounded earthwork form typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common types of burial mound found across southern England and reflect the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as an archaeological record of prehistoric burial customs and continues to be of significance for understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age funerary monuments in the Dorset landscape.
Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015999. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015999.
Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill 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 1015999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House (4.5 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (4.5 km), Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (4.8 km).
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