What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down 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 the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down is a Neolithic round barrow, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader pattern of early prehistoric burial and ceremonial monuments in the Dorset landscape.
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