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

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

England
List entry 1017636
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017636
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
TM 38236 55314
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

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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Questions & answers

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

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, England, situated approximately 950 metres north-west of Heath Cottages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017636.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages?

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages 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 1017636.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages (1.8 km), Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm (2.8 km), Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm (4.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

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

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

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

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