What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bowl barrow on Black Down is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. Its significance lies in its representation of early ceremonial and funerary practices in the Dorset landscape.
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Places near here
Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy MonumentScheduled monument · 51 yd
Hardy's MonumentMonument or public art · 55 yd
Hardy MonumentListed building · 72 yd
Blackdown WoodlandForest or wood · 318 yd
Ruined farmhouse at Bench, Hell BottomOld home or work place · 1705 yd
Valley of StonesNature reserve · 1.0 mi
Corton HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Goose HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Waterfall at the Bridehead OutflowWaterfall · 1.8 mi
Bull's Face Sculpture, RoddenPublic sculpture · 2.0 mi
Unicorn Sculpture, RoddenPublic sculpture · 2.2 mi
Wears Hill above AbbotsburyMountain or hill · 3.1 miOther information
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