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Bummers Hill is a bowl barrow located approximately 135 metres north-west of Mutfords Cottages in Hertfordshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of burial mound characteristic of that period. As a bowl barrow, it would have originally comprised an earthen mound with a central burial or burials, though its current condition reflects the effects of considerable antiquity and land use. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1009250.
Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009250. View the official record →
Bummers Hill is a bowl barrow located approximately 135 metres north-west of Mutfords Cottages in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009250.
Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages 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 1009250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds. (2.7 km), Moated mound at Cole Green near Brent Pelham (3.8 km), Anstey motte and bailey castle (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.