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Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill

England
List entry 1012275
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012275
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TR 16035 38316
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Kent. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form dating to the Bronze Age period. As a surviving example of prehistoric burial architecture on the Kentish Downs, the barrow contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in south-eastern England. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance and the importance of preserving such remains for future study.

Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012275. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill?

Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012275.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill?

Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill 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 1012275.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge (3.7 km), Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges (4.5 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (4.6 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge
3.7 km
Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges
4.5 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge
4.6 km
Martello tower no 15 at Hythe Ranges
4.7 km
St Mary's Church, West Hythe
5.2 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge
5.6 km
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church
6 km
Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill

Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 250m west of Brockman's Bushes plantation on Tolsford Hill

CanterburyRoman town · ~12.1 miles
Domesday entry for Postling, Kent →
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