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Church Common round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows typical of Early Bronze Age funerary practice in East Anglia, dating to approximately 2000–1500 BCE. These earthen mounds would have contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods such as pottery and metalwork. The barrows remain significant archaeological features for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the region.
Church Common round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006040. View the official record →
Church Common round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006040.
Church Common round barrows 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 1006040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common (3.4 km), Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds (3.6 km), Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Church Common round barrows's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Church Common round barrows stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.