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Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site comprises two distinct burial mounds of the type commonly constructed during the third and second millennia before the present, reflecting the ritual practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in southern England. Bowl barrows of this period typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ceremonial activity and territorial demarcation within the landscape. The monument's survival and designation reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric mortuary practices and the organization of ancient Dorset communities.
Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015356. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs 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 1015356.
Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs 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 1015356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.6 km), Medieval settlement at Holworth (9.1 km), Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor (9.7 km).
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Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.