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Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated south of Holgate Hill in Norfolk. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound characteristic of the Early Bronze Age tradition of individual inhumation burial. Its presence on Kelling Heath reflects the prehistoric exploitation and significance of this landscape, which contains several other barrow monuments indicating sustained ritual and funerary activity across the Heath during the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an archaeological site of importance for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in East Anglia.
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013585. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated south of Holgate Hill in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013585.
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill 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 1013585.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Hundred Acre Wood, 330m west of Cherry Trees Farm (1.2 km), Oval barrow in Bodham Wood, 600m ESE of Warren Farm (1.4 km), Bowl barrow known as Three Farthing Hill: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (2.6 km).
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