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Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Kent, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age. Such barrows served as burial places, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods that provided evidence of the period's burial practices and material culture. The site's survival as an earthwork feature contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in Kent.
Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008015. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008015.
Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood 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 1008015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Otford Roman villa (2.6 km), Milestone on Pilgrim's Way (2.6 km), St Thomas a Becket's Well (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood'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 Millpond Wood stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.