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The two bowl barrows located 1250 metres east of Notton Hill Barn in Dorset are Bronze Age funerary monuments, characteristic of the burial practices employed during the second millennium BC. Bowl barrows represent the most common form of prehistoric burial mound, comprising a simple earthen dome raised over a central grave or cremation deposit. These particular examples survive as identifiable earthworks on the Dorset landscape, contributing to the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the region. As scheduled ancient monuments, they retain significance for understanding prehistoric funerary customs and the distribution of burial sites across the Wessex Bronze Age archaeological complex.
Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004544. View the official record →
The two bowl barrows located 1250 metres east of Notton Hill Barn in Dorset are Bronze Age funerary monuments, characteristic of the burial practices employed during the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004544.
Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill 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 1004544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow E of The Buildings (8.9 km), Group of five round barrows on White Hill (9.4 km), Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (9.7 km).
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