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Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across Bronze Age Britain, typically constructed to cover cremated or inhumed remains. Such barrows on Knettishall Heath form part of a wider landscape of prehistoric activity in the region, with multiple Bronze Age monuments distributed across the heathland. The site represents an important surviving example of Bronze Age mortuary practice and demonstrates the sustained use of the Knettishall area as a burial ground during the second millennium BCE.
Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018672. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018672.
Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath 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 1018672.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath (0.7 km), Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way (1.5 km), Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park (2.4 km).
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