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Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Shelley Common in Essex. The monument forms part of a group of three round barrows sited on the common, representing evidence of early second-millennium burial practice in the region. The barrow survives as a bowl-shaped mound, characteristic of this monument type, and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference NHLE 1009243. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and associated grave goods, though the specific contents and condition of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to determine.
Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009243. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Shelley Common in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009243.
Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common 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 1009243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common (0 km), Bowl barrow 50m north-west of footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common (0 km), Ongar Castle (2.1 km).
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Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.