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Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Over round barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises five distinct bowl-shaped burial mounds, which represent a concentrated grouping of sepulchral monuments typical of prehistoric communal or family burial practices in the region. These barrows are characteristic of the period's mortuary traditions, wherein earthen mounds were raised over burials or cremations to mark significant ritual and commemorative sites. The monument forms an important element of the broader barrow cemetery at Over, reflecting patterns of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity across the Cambridgeshire landscape.
Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019874. View the official record →
Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Over round barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019874.
Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery 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 1019874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery (0.4 km), Priory earthworks (2.7 km), 'Castle Hill' earthworks (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery'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.
Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.