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Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane

England
List entry 1008847
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008847
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 34797 51588
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Surrey, England. The monument consists of a distinctive bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of burial barrows constructed during prehistoric periods in southern England. As a scheduled ancient monument and listed entry, it represents an important example of funerary practice from the second and third millennia before the present. The barrow survives as a visible landscape feature testifying to early communities' ritual treatment of their dead and the monumental expression of burial customs in the Surrey region.

Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008847. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane?

Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008847.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane?

Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane 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 1008847.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly Field (0.1 km), Bowl barrow at the north end of Hilly Field (0.3 km), Medieval moated site with associated fishponds, Flower Lane (1.3 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly Field
0.1 km
Bowl barrow at the north end of Hilly Field
0.3 km
Medieval moated site with associated fishponds, Flower Lane
1.3 km
Iron Age promontory fort in Castlehill Wood
1.7 km
Bletchingley castle (ringwork and bailey)
2.8 km
The Mount, Barrow Green
3.4 km
Medieval moated site, Lagham Manor, South Godstone
3.8 km
Medieval moated site with adjoining paddock boundaries, Lodge Farm, South Park
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane

Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane

LondonRoman town · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Chivington, Surrey →
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