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Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 1300 metres west of Valley Farm in Suffolk. The structure consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a prevalent burial form during the Bronze Age period in eastern England. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and served as focal points for ritual and commemorative practices within prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork within the forest environment, representing an important element of the archaeological landscape of the Rendlesham area.
Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008697. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 1300 metres west of Valley Farm in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008697.
Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley 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 1008697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and adjacent section of a boundary bank in Rendlesham Forest, 1400m west of Valley Farm (0.2 km), Two bowl barrows in Rendlesham Forest, 285m north west of Manor Cottage (1.1 km), Settlement sites 330yds (300m) NW of Walnut Tree Farm (2.5 km).
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