Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common

No. 835 of 1,500 in the New Forest, No. 295 for history. History, 6.4 km from Ringwood, just outside the New Forest National Park.

A scheduled monument: a bowl barrow, a type of round burial mound, set in Plumley Wood on Cranborne Common.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentHistoric England, National Heritage List for England, checked 2026-10-29
Best months
Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there
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Why it ranks here

Score 0.56 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

Stay nearby

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Food and drink nearby

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If it rains

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