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Bowl barrow at the junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Buckinghamshire. The monument is a typical example of the bowl barrow form, characterised by a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a central burial or burials, a funerary practice widespread across southern England during the Bronze Age period. The site's location at this road junction in the local landscape reflects the prominent positioning often chosen for such monuments in the prehistoric period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Buckinghamshire region.
Bowl barrow at junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010190. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at the junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010190.
Bowl barrow at junction of Crofts End and Bedford Road 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 1010190.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War defences in Bury Field (3 km), Tickford Bridge (3 km), Moated site immediately south of Manor Farm (5.3 km).
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