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Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the archaeological landscape of the Martlesham Heath area, which contains multiple prehistoric burial monuments. Such bowl barrows are characterised by their simple hemispherical mound form raised over a central burial or burials, and typically date from the Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age, spanning several millennia of prehistoric use. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1008732 and represents an important element of the region's archaeological heritage, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in East Anglia.
Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008732. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008732.
Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath 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 1008732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (3.9 km), Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (3.9 km), Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath (4 km).
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