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Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550 metres south west of Beacon Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of three distinct bowl barrows, a common form of burial mound characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows represent individual or family burial monuments and are among the most prevalent Bronze Age earthworks in southern England. The three barrows on Puddletown Heath survive as earthen mounds and form part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ritual and burial activity documented across the Dorset heathlands.
Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015350. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550 metres south west of Beacon Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015350.
Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner 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 1015350.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village (8.8 km), Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm (9 km), Four barrows on Moigns Down (9.2 km).
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