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Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon

England
List entry 1016256
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016256
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
TL 80276 86790
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Brandon, Suffolk. The monument consists of a rounded earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type in prehistoric Britain. Its precise dating and archaeological history remain consistent with the general pattern of such monuments in East Anglia, which served as burial places during the later prehistoric period. The site is protected as a scheduled monument reflecting its significance as evidence of early settlement and burial practices in the Brandon area.

Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016256. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon?

Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Brandon, Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016256.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon?

Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon 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 1016256.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Downham High Warren (2.2 km), Thetford Warren Lodge (4.5 km), Red Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remains (6.8 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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Downham High Warren
2.2 km
Thetford Warren Lodge
4.5 km
Red Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remains
6.8 km
Area of Saxon town N of Red Castle
6.8 km
Bank and ditch NE of London Road
7.1 km
Priory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre and part of Saxon town
7.3 km
Site of Saxon town including site of St John's churchyard on playing fields
7.3 km
Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon

Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~2.1 miles
Domesday entry for Downham, Suffolk →
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