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Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the extensive round barrow cemetery on Beacon Hill in Buckinghamshire. Located approximately 230 metres east of the trig pillar, the barrow exemplifies the burial practices of prehistoric communities, with its characteristic bowl-shaped mound typical of the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within a landscape rich in ceremonial and sepulchral structures, contributing to the archaeological significance of the Beacon Hill cemetery as a whole. The barrow is protected as a scheduled monument under national heritage legislation, recognising its importance to understanding Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in the Chiltern region.
Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill, 230m east of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009549. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the extensive round barrow cemetery on Beacon Hill in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009549.
Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill, 230m east of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery 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 1009549.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 230m long section in Hamberlins Wood (8 km), Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill (8.8 km), Site of Roman building, N of Berkhamsted Castle (8.8 km).
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