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Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House

England
List entry 1010569
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010569
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.17 hectares
Grid reference
TF 67675 24284
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk. The barrow itself is a characteristic bowl-shaped mound typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in East Anglia, likely dating to the second millennium BCE. The site's archaeological significance is enhanced by the presence of an adjacent boundary bank and ditch, features which may represent contemporary land division or later territorial organisation associated with the barrow. The monument remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial customs in the Norfolk landscape.

Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010569. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House?

Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010569.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House?

Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House 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 1010569.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove (4.6 km), Site of All Saints' Church (4.7 km), Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm (6.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
4.6 km
Site of All Saints' Church
4.7 km
Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
6.4 km
Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Castle
6.8 km
Medieval town walls
6.9 km
Greyfriars Tower
7.2 km
The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
7.5 km
Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House

Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~23 miles
Domesday entry for Rising, Norfolk →
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