
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south 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, 50m south of the Hardy Monument is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of a wider landscape of prehistoric monuments in the Dorset area, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices.
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Places near here
Hardy MonumentListed building · 50 yd
Monument to the other Thomas HardyMonument or public art · 55 yd
Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy MonumentScheduled monument · 60 yd
Blackdown WoodlandForest or wood · 375 yd
Ruined farmhouse at Bench, Hell BottomOld home or work place · 1738 yd
Valley of StonesNature reserve · 1758 yd
Corton HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Goose HillMountain / peak · 1.7 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
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