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Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two round barrows of the bowl type, a common sepulchral form dating to the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows are among the most characteristic earthwork monuments of the Bronze Age, constructed as burial mounds with a circular plan and typically modest height. The monument is situated on South Heath, an area rich in prehistoric remains reflective of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in Dorset.
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017694. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017694.
Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow 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 1017694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (7.8 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (8 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 900m SSE of The Bungalow stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.