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Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall

England
List entry 1013570
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013570
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
TF 82580 42007
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Norfolk. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a burial mound of circular form typical of Bronze Age sepulchral practice, which has been modified by the insertion of a later pill box, a small defensive structure constructed during the Second World War. The barrow itself represents the prehistoric tradition of monumental burial, whilst the pill box exemplifies the military engineering undertaken during the 1940s to defend against potential invasion. The monument is now recorded as part of Norfolk's archaeological heritage and is protected under statutory designation.

Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013570. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall?

Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013570.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall?

Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall 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 1013570.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnham Market Anglo-Saxon cemetery (0.8 km), St Mary's Carmelite Friary and holy well (1.5 km), Burnham Overy village cross, 90m south west of St Clement's Church (1.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Burnham Market Anglo-Saxon cemetery
0.8 km
St Mary's Carmelite Friary and holy well
1.5 km
Burnham Overy village cross, 90m south west of St Clement's Church
1.9 km
Roman barrow 125m south west of Leath House
2.7 km
Creake Abbey
3.9 km
Roman fort (Branodunum)
4.6 km
Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane
5.4 km
Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall

Bowl barrow and pill box 430m WSW of Burnham Westgate Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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