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A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a significant mortuary complex in Bedfordshire. The monument represents evidence of funerary practice spanning the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, indicating sustained ritual use of the landscape across multiple millennia. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument and contributes to the archaeological understanding of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the region. The site's designation as a scheduled monument recognises its importance as part of the broader ceremonial landscape of which it forms a component.
A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007329. View the official record →
A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a significant mortuary complex in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007329.
A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site discovered by aerial photography S of village (2.8 km), Manor Farm moated site (4.5 km), The Moot Hall (4.5 km).
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A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.