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Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Kent, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork mound typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern Britain during the prehistoric period. Bowl barrows of this type generally date from the Neolithic through to the Bronze Age, serving as communal or individual burial sites for prominent members of society. The Minnis Beeches example represents an important survival of prehistoric monumental architecture within the Kentish landscape.
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 Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Kent, England. 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).
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