Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm

Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm

England
List entry 1017266
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site comprises two circular earthwork mounds characteristic of bowl barrows, which represent one of the principal burial monument types of prehistoric Britain. Bowl barrows typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and their distribution across the landscape reflects settlement patterns and territorial organisation during the late third and second millennia before Christ. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the persistence of these Bronze Age burial features in the Dorset landscape, where such barrow groups frequently occur as components of wider ceremonial and funerary complexes.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm?

Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017266.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm?

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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