Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane

England
List entry 1009011
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009011
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
TR 13338 53631
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane, is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a circular earthen mound. The barrow survives as a substantial raised feature in the woodland landscape, representing the burial practices of the prehistoric communities who inhabited the Kentish Weald during the second millennium BC. Such bowl barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age ceremonial sites, typically serving as focal points for the interment of the dead and the commemoration of individuals or family groups. The monument is now protected as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding the settlement and ritual practices of Bronze Age Kent.

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009011. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane?

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane, is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a circular earthen mound. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009011.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane?

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane 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 1009011.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m north-east of Buckholt Farm in Mounts Wood (4.2 km), Bowl barrow, the easternmost of six in Eggringe Wood (4.3 km), Bowl barrow, the northernmost of six in Eggringe Wood (4.3 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
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane

Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane

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