Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill

Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill

England
List entry 1018041
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a earthen mound of characteristic bowl-shaped form, typical of barrow construction during the prehistoric period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites and represent significant archaeological evidence of funerary practices and settlement patterns in East Anglia during the third and second millennia before the present era. The survival of this monument within a domestic garden setting is notable, as it has escaped the destruction and agricultural levelling that has affected many comparable barrows across the English landscape.

Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018041. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill?

Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018041.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill?

Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill 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 1018041.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm (4.1 km), Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages (4.1 km), Bowl barrow known as John Mann's Clump (5 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill