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Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated in Dorset. The monument comprises two bowl barrows, the characteristic mounded burial structures of the Bronze Age, accompanied by two ring ditches which typically represent either the denuded remains of additional barrows or the ritual enclosures associated with Bronze Age funerary activity. The site exemplifies the concentrated distribution of funerary monuments common to Bronze Age chalk downland, reflecting sustained use of the landscape for burial and ceremonial purposes over successive generations. The archaeological features remain visible as earthwork monuments, preserving evidence of ritual practices and settlement patterns from the second millennium before the present era.
Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019365. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019365.
Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards 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 1019365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage (9.1 km), Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage (9.3 km).
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Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.