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Traveller's Hill tumulus is a bowl barrow located in Suffolk, England, representing a form of burial monument characteristic of the Bronze Age. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound typical of this monument class, which served as a communal or individual burial site during prehistory. Bowl barrows of this type were among the most common funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age across southern Britain, and their survival into the modern period provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric burial practices and land use. The monument's formal recognition and listing on the National Heritage List for England reflects its importance as a surviving example of this widespread Bronze Age tradition.
Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017788. View the official record →
Traveller's Hill tumulus is a bowl barrow located in Suffolk, England, representing a form of burial monument characteristic of the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017788.
Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus 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 1017788.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm (2.2 km), Bowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley Corner (3.2 km), Bowl barrow in the King's Forest, 1.3km north east of Wideham Barn (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.