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Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm

England
List entry 1009249
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009249
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TL 38477 13781
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hertfordshire, situated approximately 110 metres south-east of Dairy Farm. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped mound, a characteristic barrow type of the Bronze Age period, constructed to cover and commemorate a burial or burials. As a surviving example of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the region, the barrow represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in Hertfordshire. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under the National Heritage List for England.

Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009249. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hertfordshire, situated approximately 110 metres south-east of Dairy Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009249.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy 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 1009249.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rye House moated enclosure and gatehouse (3.9 km), Nether Hall (5.6 km), Cold War Heavy Anti-aircraft gun site, 330m and 220m north east of Halls Green Farm (6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rye House moated enclosure and gatehouse
3.9 km
Nether Hall
5.6 km
Cold War Heavy Anti-aircraft gun site, 330m and 220m north east of Halls Green Farm
6 km
Hoddesdon Park Wood moated site, Hoddesdon
6.5 km
Bowl barrow 140m north of Harlow Hospital
6.6 km
Motte castle south of Cock Lane
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 110m north-east of Harlow Hospital
6.8 km
Passmores House moated site, immediately south of Todd Brook
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm

Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm

St AlbansRoman town · ~16.1 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~19.6 milesLondonRoman town · ~20.6 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~13.3 miles
Domesday entry for Amwell, Hertfordshire →
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