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Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Kent. The site comprises a circular mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individuals. The barrow represents an important element of the Bronze Age landscape and settlement patterns of southeast England, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric funerary practices and social organisation during this period.
Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011766. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011766.
Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches 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 1011766.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martello tower no 4, Cliff Road, Folkestone (7.1 km), Martello tower no 6, Sandgate, Folkestone (7.1 km), Martello tower no 7, Sandgate, Folkestone (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.