Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFive bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot

England
List entry 1013946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.34 hectares
Grid reference
TL 30259 87181
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a barrow cemetery situated south of Ramsey Forty Foot in Huntingdonshire. The group comprises five barrows of the bowl type, characteristic earthwork monuments that served as burial mounds during the Bronze Age period. Located within a wider cemetery landscape, these barrows represent evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement patterns in the Fenland region. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013946.

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot?

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a barrow cemetery situated south of Ramsey Forty Foot in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013946.

Who is responsible for protecting Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot?

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot 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 1013946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 320m NNW of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot (0.2 km), Worlick moated site and fishponds (1.3 km), Ramsey Abbey (remains of) (2.4 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot

Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot

Flag FenArchaeological site · ~8.1 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~11 milesWater NewtonRoman town · ~12.7 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~19.4 miles