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Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset. The site consists of two distinct bowl barrows, the most common form of burial mound found across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically functioned as burial cairns or earthen mounds constructed over cremated or inhumed remains, often associated with high-status individuals or family groups. The barrows' survival on South Heath represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the Dorset landscape.
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016276. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016276.
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall 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 1016276.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (5.9 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (6 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (6.3 km).
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Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.