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Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows situated in the Dorset heathland. Bowl barrows of this type are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices, typically dating to the second millennium BC, when they served as communal or individual burial monuments for the regional population. The three barrows represent a clustering pattern common to Bronze Age burial landscapes, where multiple mounds were often constructed in proximity to create formal cemetery sites. These earthwork monuments survive as archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practice in this part of Dorset.
Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007693. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows situated in the Dorset heathland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007693.
Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill 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 1007693.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (2.8 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (2.8 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (3.1 km).
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Three bowl barrows on Povington Heath, 400m south-west of Hurst Mill stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.