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Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way

England
List entry 1018098
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018098
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
TL 94245 81180
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a simple hemispherical earthwork typical of bowl barrow form, representing a funerary tradition that was prevalent in the British Bronze Age. Located in proximity to Peddar's Way, the Roman road that traverses Norfolk and Suffolk, the barrow occupies a landscape of archaeological significance with evidence of Bronze Age settlement and funerary activity. The site has been recognised and protected as a scheduled monument due to its historical importance as evidence of prehistoric burial practices and land use in East Anglia.

Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018098. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way?

Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018098.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way?

Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way 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 1018098.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath (1.5 km), Rushford Bridge See also SUFFOLK 242 (1.7 km), Rushford Bridge See also NORFOLK 85 (1.7 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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath
1.5 km
Rushford Bridge See also SUFFOLK 242
1.7 km
Rushford Bridge See also NORFOLK 85
1.7 km
Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath
2.1 km
Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park
3.2 km
Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
5.1 km
Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
5.9 km
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way

Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~9.5 milesCaistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~22.6 miles
Domesday entry for Rushford, Norfolk →
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