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Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, approximately 380 metres north west of Chalkhill Cottages. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl barrow, a type of funerary structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period, consisting of a mound of earth and stone raised over one or more burials. Such barrows were commonly constructed across southern Britain during the Bronze Age and represent significant evidence of contemporary mortuary practices and social organisation. The site is protected as a designated heritage monument, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the region.
Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill, 380m north west of Chalkhill Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018097. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, approximately 380 metres north west of Chalkhill Cottages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018097.
Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill, 380m north west of Chalkhill 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 1018097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Howe Hill bowl barrow (4.2 km), Bowl barrow 250m north west of Pin Farm (5.1 km), Bowl barrow 400m south west of Desnage Lodge (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill, 380m north west of Chalkhill Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow on Chalk Hill, 380m north west of Chalkhill Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.