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Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm

England
List entry 1017792
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017792
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
TL 90635 77615
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. The monument takes the characteristic form of a bell barrow, a distinctive type of round barrow defined by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, which emerged during the early Bronze Age. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns in the region. Like other barrows of this period, it would have served as a burial place for individuals of social status, though its specific contents and date within the Bronze Age remain subject to archaeological investigation.

Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017792. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm?

Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017792.

Who is responsible for protecting Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm?

Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm 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 1017792.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation (1.6 km), Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages (2.1 km), Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
1.6 km
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
2.1 km
Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm
3.2 km
Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount
3.6 km
Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
3.9 km
Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill
3.9 km
Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill
4.1 km
Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm

Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~9.4 miles
Domesday entry for Euston, Suffolk →
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