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Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a circular earthwork mound typical of the bowl barrow type, which served as a burial structure during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments are amongst the most common form of ritual and funerary architecture from this era in eastern England, reflecting the importance of formal burial practices in Bronze Age society. The barrow's preservation and scheduled status indicate its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practice in the region.
Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015009. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015009.
Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance 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 1015009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Hill camp (5 km), Chiswick Hall moated site (5.3 km), Audley End Mansion (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm'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 250m WSW of Valance Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.