Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm

Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm

England
List entry 1020846
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cambridgeshire. The barrow survives as a burial mound characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as repositories for the deceased and were typically accompanied by grave goods and cremated or inhumed remains. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in East Anglia. Such barrows are important indicators of territorial organisation and social hierarchy during the second millennium BC.

Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020846. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm?

Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020846.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm?

Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge 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 1020846.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Bridge Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stonea Camp: a multivallate hillfort at Latches Fen (0.3 km), Bowl barrow and Romano-British enclosure 430m south west of Earls Fen Farm (1.8 km), The March Sconce: a Civil War fieldwork, 250m south west of Eastwood Burial Ground (4 km).

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