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Bowl barrow on Playford Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 625 metres south of Lux Farm near Playford in Suffolk. The barrow takes the form of a simple mound of earth and stones, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that was widely constructed across southern Britain during the Bronze Age, roughly 2200–700 BC. Such monuments typically contained burials and represent significant investment in funerary practice by prehistoric communities. The site's survival on Playford Heath preserves evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in this region of East Anglia.
Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007355. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Playford Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 625 metres south of Lux Farm near Playford in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007355.
Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm 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 1007355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (4.9 km), Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (5 km), Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (5 km).
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