Scheduled Monuments›England›Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1015243
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015243
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
TL 68421 66900
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. The site consists of a burial mound of typical bowl barrow form, a common funerary tradition across southern Britain during the Bronze Age. It is situated within a wider landscape of barrow monuments near Waterhall Farm, reflecting the importance of the Chippenham area as a focus for prehistoric burial activity. The barrow is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1015243.

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015243. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015243.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery 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 1015243.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge (2.7 km), Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin Farm (3.4 km), Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm (5.6 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Packhorse bridge
2.7 km
Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin Farm
3.4 km
Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm
5.6 km
St Mary's Church
6 km
Gesyns: moated site 600m south east of Elms Farm
6 km
Sylhall: moated site 520m south of Elms Farm
6 km
All Saints' Church, remains of
7 km
Motte and bailey at Denham Castle
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery

Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery

CambridgeRoman town · ~15.6 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~16.5 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~18.6 miles
Domesday entry for Kennett, Cambridgeshire →
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