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Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange

England
List entry 1010561
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010561
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
TF 83346 25646
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 1250 metres east of the Grange in Norfolk. The monument consists of a simple earthen mound of bowl-shaped form, a characteristic type of barrow constructed during the Bronze Age as a funerary structure for high-status individuals. The site is located on West Rudham Common and forms part of the significant archaeological landscape of Norfolk, which contains numerous Bronze Age burial monuments reflecting patterns of settlement and ritual practice in prehistoric East Anglia. The barrow is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1010561.

Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010561. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange?

Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 1250 metres east of the Grange in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010561.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange?

Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange 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 1010561.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange (0.6 km), Bell barrow on West Rudham Common, 950m SSE of the Grange (1.8 km), Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village (3 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange
0.6 km
Bell barrow on West Rudham Common, 950m SSE of the Grange
1.8 km
Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village
3 km
Two bowl barrows on Massingham Common: 900m and 930m south west of Field Barn
5.6 km
Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation
5.7 km
Group of barrows on Weasenham Lyngs
6.2 km
Bowl barrow in The Belt, 1.1km north west of High House Farm
6.3 km
Bowl barrow 750m north west of Lodge Farm
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange

Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~22.2 miles
Domesday entry for Rudham, Norfolk →
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