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Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. Bowl barrows are among the most common forms of round barrow and typically comprised an earthen mound raised over a burial or cremation, often containing a central grave cut. This particular example consists of two separate barrow mounds situated in the landscape south east of Friar Waddon House. The monument represents the prehistoric burial practices of southern England during a period when such earthworks served as prominent territorial and commemorative features within the local community.
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003216. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003216.
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House 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 1003216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (1.2 km), Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House (3.7 km), Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House stands on Purbeck Limestone Group, bedrock that formed in the Berriasian. The rock here is limestone and mudstone, interbedded.