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Bowl barrow at Fenny Drayton is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Leicestershire. The structure takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial type across prehistoric Britain dating to the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically served as communal or individual burial sites and represent significant ritual and ceremonial activity within their local Bronze Age communities. The barrow at Fenny Drayton survives as a notable example of this archaeological monument type within the Leicestershire landscape.
Bowl barrow at Fenny Drayton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010198. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Fenny Drayton is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010198.
Bowl barrow at Fenny Drayton 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 1010198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of chapel in Lindley Park (1.7 km), Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complex (3.1 km), Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey (3.6 km).
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