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Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The barrows form part of a wider prehistoric burial landscape characteristic of the region during the later second millennium before Christ. Both earthworks survive as distinct circular mounds, typical of the bowl barrow form, which served as burial monuments for elite or significant individuals within Bronze Age communities. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in south-west Dorset.
Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020707. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020707.
Two bowl barrows at the south west corner of Pond Bottom Plantation, 1480m and 1520m NNW of Down Barn 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 1020707.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A shrunken medieval village and earlier prehistoric settlement remains at Walnut Tree Field (7.8 km), Medieval standing cross 15m south west of St Mary's Church (7.9 km), Combe Ditch, linear dyke (8.5 km).
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