Scheduled Monument: Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm (1018415)

EXTRACT FROM ENGLISH HERITAGE'S RECORD OF SCHEDULED MONUMENTS MONUMENT: Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm PARISH: HORTON DISTRICT: EAST DORSET COUNTY: DORSET NATIONAL MONUMENT NO: 31056 NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE(S): SU07300753 DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT 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. ASSESSMENT OF IMPORTANCE 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. SCHEDULING HISTORY Monument included in the Schedule on 4th October 1932 as part of: COUNTY/NUMBER: Dorset 113 NAME: Round barrows and earthworks on Redman's Hill The reference of this monument is now: NATIONAL MONUMENT NUMBER: 31056 NAME: Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm SCHEDULING AFFIRMED ON 19th March 1999

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