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Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 800 metres north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm in Suffolk. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ceremonial and commemorative activities within their local communities. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in Suffolk.
Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017853. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 800 metres north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017853.
Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm 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 1017853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park (3.5 km), Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm (6 km), Bowl barrow 250m south-west of Tangham Cottages in Tangham Forest (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm'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 in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.