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Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings is a prehistoric burial mound of Bronze Age date located in Suffolk, England. The monument survives as a bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites across lowland England. The barrow's survival in the landscape near Kesgrave represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in Suffolk, though like many such monuments it has been subject to modification and truncation over the centuries. The site's official designation under the National Heritage List for England reflects its recognition as a monument of archaeological significance worthy of statutory protection.
Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007354. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings is a prehistoric burial mound of Bronze Age date located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007354.
Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings 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 1007354.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (4.8 km), Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (4.8 km), Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.