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Bowl barrow in Great Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 400 metres north of Lexham Hall in Norfolk. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows typically functioned as burial places, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents of this particular example are not clearly documented in accessible records. The barrow represents an important survival of prehistoric ritual and burial practice in Norfolk, contributing to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary customs in East Anglia.
Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021126. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Great Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 400 metres north of Lexham Hall in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021126.
Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall 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 1021126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Disc barrow on Litcham Common, 250m south west of Bridge Farm (2.4 km), Moated site 230m and 110m north of All Saints Church (4 km), Mileham Castle (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall'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 Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.