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Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of round barrow, consisting of a simple earthen mound raised over cremated or inhumed remains. This example comprises two distinct mounds situated in the local landscape, typical of the clustering pattern seen in many Dorset barrow cemeteries, which reflect continued ritual use of funerary sites across successive generations. The monument represents the archaeological record of burial practices during a formative period of British prehistory, when communities invested significant labour in commemorating their dead through landscape-defining earthworks.
Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017266. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017266.
Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm 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 1017266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrows in Came Wood (9.4 km), Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows (9.4 km), Six round barrows on Bincombe Down (9.5 km).
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