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Latitude: 50.8673 / 50°52'2"N
Longitude: -1.8976 / 1°53'51"W
OS Eastings: 407299.630308
OS Northings: 107536.458502
OS Grid: SU072075
Mapcode National: GBR 429.F32
Mapcode Global: FRA 66XT.2K4
Entry Name: Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm
Scheduled Date: 4 October 1932
Last Amended: 19 March 1999
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1018415
English Heritage Legacy ID: 31056
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Verwood
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Woodlands The Ascension
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
The monument includes a bowl barrow 450m south west of Bridge Farm. The
barrow has a flat-topped mound, 15m in diameter and up to 1m high. Surrounding
the mound is a quarry ditch from which material to construct the mound was
derived, traces of which are visible on the surface but which will survive as
a buried feature approximately 2m wide.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Source: Historic England
Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments
dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most
examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as
earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple
burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often
acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar,
although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form
and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl
barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are
a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable
variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.
The bowl barrow on Redmans Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm will contain
archaeological remains providing information about Bronze Age burial
practices, economy and environment.
Source: Historic England
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