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The two bowl barrows located 350 metres north east of Spring Garden Barn near Dorset are Bronze Age burial monuments, typical of the funerary practices prevalent across southern England during the second millennium BC. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial mound, characterised by a circular earthen dome raised over a central grave or cremation deposit. These examples, like others in the Dorset landscape, would have served as permanent markers for elite or significant community members, and their preservation reflects the enduring archaeological importance of the region's Bronze Age settlement patterns. The barrows remain significant archaeological features within the broader context of Dorset's extensive heritage of prehistoric monuments.
Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015898. View the official record →
The two bowl barrows located 350 metres north east of Spring Garden Barn near Dorset are Bronze Age burial monuments, typical of the funerary practices prevalent across southern England during the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015898.
Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden 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 1015898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy (8.6 km), Romano-British settlement site (8.7 km), Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.