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Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm

England
List entry 1014877
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014877
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
TF 17285 92273
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bully Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 550 metres east-south-east of Bully Hill Farm in Lincolnshire. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl barrow, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period, characterised by its distinctive rounded mound shape. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important element of the Bronze Age burial landscape in this region of Lincolnshire and provides archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practices in the East Midlands.

Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014877. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm?

Bully Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 550 metres east-south-east of Bully Hill Farm in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014877.

Who is responsible for protecting Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm?

Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill 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 1014877.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham (5.8 km), Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom (6.2 km), Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham (6.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham
5.8 km
Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom
6.2 km
Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham
6.7 km
Grim's Mound, a Bronze Age bowl barrow 600m NNW of Grimblethorpe Hall
8 km
Neolithic long barrow 280m south of Burgh Top Farm
8.3 km
Bleasby medieval village
8.4 km
Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation
8.6 km
Bowl barrow 420m ESE of South Walk Farm
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm

Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm

LincolnRoman town · ~17.7 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Kirmond, Lincolnshire →
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