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Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Great Bircham barrow group in Norfolk. The monument is a typical bell barrow, consisting of a central mound surrounded by a ditch and external bank, a form characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period. As a component of the wider barrow cemetery at Great Bircham, it represents evidence of sustained ritual and mortuary practice during the second millennium BC. The site is protected as a scheduled monument and remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial traditions and settlement patterns in Norfolk.
Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010562. View the official record →
Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Great Bircham barrow group in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010562.
Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group 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 1010562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m ESE of St Lawrence's Church (5.7 km), West Rudham long barrow (7.1 km), Long barrow on Harpley Common, 650m ESE of Cross's Grave (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.