Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange

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History & significance

Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Norfolk, England, situated approximately 1380 metres south-east of the Grange. The barrow comprises a circular earthen mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, which represents a standard form of elite burial structure from the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the status of the deceased. This barrow forms part of the broader distribution of Bronze Age burial mounds across Norfolk, which provides evidence for settlement patterns and social organisation during the second millennium BCE.

Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013375. View the official record →

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