Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages

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History & significance

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, England, situated approximately 950 metres north-west of Heath Cottages. The barrow represents a characteristic burial form of the Bronze Age period, constructed as an earthen mound that would have contained an inhumation or cremation burial, likely accompanied by grave goods typical of the era. The monument survives as a prominent circular mound in the forested landscape, retaining sufficient physical integrity to be recognised and scheduled as an ancient monument. Such bowl barrows are among the most common Bronze Age burial features in East Anglia and provide valuable archaeological evidence for Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region.

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017636. View the official record →

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