Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt

Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt

England
List entry 1018586
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lincolnshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in eastern England, constructed to mark and contain inhumation or cremation burials. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and represents the funerary traditions of the second millennium BC, a period when such burial mounds were erected across the English landscape to commemorate the dead and establish territorial markers within Bronze Age communities.

Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018586. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt?

Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018586.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt?

Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt 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 1018586.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 420m ESE of South Walk Farm (0.1 km), Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation (0.2 km), Bowl barrow 730m SSE of South Walk Farm (0.4 km).

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