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Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons

England
List entry 1011434
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011434
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TM 40495 54858
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Iken Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, approximately 620 metres north of Fazeboons. The monument survives as a bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent territorial markers and burial places for communities across lowland Britain. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1011434, reflecting its archaeological significance and protection as a scheduled monument. Its survival on Iken Heath preserves evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in this part of East Anglia.

Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011434. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons?

Bowl barrow on Iken Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, approximately 620 metres north of Fazeboons. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011434.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons?

Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons 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 1011434.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm (1.8 km), Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages (1.8 km), Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages (2.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
1.8 km
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
1.8 km
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
2.3 km
Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
2.3 km
Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
3.3 km
Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
5.2 km
Slaughden Martello tower
5.8 km
Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park
6.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons

Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~8.2 miles
Domesday entry for Sudbourne, Suffolk →
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