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Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 900 metres west of Blacklands Farm in Suffolk. The barrow takes the form of a low earthwork mound typical of bowl barrow construction, a common burial type dating to the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as communal or individual burial sites and represent significant evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practice in East Anglia. The survival of this barrow within Tunstall Forest demonstrates the preservation of Bronze Age archaeological heritage in the Suffolk landscape.
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011380. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 900 metres west of Blacklands Farm in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011380.
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands 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 1011380.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages (1.1 km), Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post (3.8 km), Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park (5 km).
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