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Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 100 metres south east of Highfield House in Norfolk. The monument comprises a roughly circular earthwork mound typical of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument erected during the Bronze Age. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, along with grave goods indicative of the period's material culture. The site's survival as an upstanding archaeological feature contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age Norfolk and the wider Norfolk landscape heritage.
Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert, 100m south east of Highfield House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020783. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 100 metres south east of Highfield House in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020783.
Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert, 100m south east of Highfield House 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 1020783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coxford Priory (2 km), Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village (2.5 km), Two bowl barrows on West Rudham Common, 1300m east of the Grange (5.1 km).
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