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Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The site comprises three distinct barrow types, representing the variety of burial practices employed during the Bronze Age. Bell barrows, distinguished by their raised central mound surrounded by a flat platform and outer ditch, typically date to the Early to Middle Bronze Age and often contained high-status burials. The inclusion of a bowl barrow, the simplest form of round barrow consisting of a mound with surrounding ditch, demonstrates the mixed chronology and social complexity of the cemetery, which served as a focal point for ritual and burial activity over an extended period.
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008019. View the official record →
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008019.
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery 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 1008019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (3 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (3.2 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (3.9 km).
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