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Earl's Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated within the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath in Hertfordshire. The monument comprises a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of prehistoric funerary practices in southern England, representing one of several barrows that collectively form this important archaeological landscape. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry number 1010426. Therfield Heath's barrow cemetery preserves evidence of ritual burial activity spanning a considerable period of prehistory, with Earl's Hill contributing to our understanding of settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Hertfordshire during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Earl's Hill bowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010426. View the official record →
Earl's Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated within the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010426.
Earl's Hill bowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath 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 1010426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, Goodfellows. (4.6 km), Double moat and fishpond, Queenbury (4.8 km), Reed Hall moated site, Reed (5 km).
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