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Bowl barrow east of the Knolls is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Bedfordshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type in prehistoric Britain. Such barrows typically contained inhumation burials and often served as focal points for community ritual and commemoration over extended periods. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork contributes to understanding the distribution and character of prehistoric burial practices across the county.
Bowl barrow east of the Knolls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020355. View the official record →
Bowl barrow east of the Knolls is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020355.
Bowl barrow east of the Knolls 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 1020355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren (5.8 km), Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle 900m NNE of All Saint's Church (5.9 km), Warren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warren (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow east of the Knolls'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 east of the Knolls stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.