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Five bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the round barrow cemetery situated on Therfield Heath in Hertfordshire. The barrows, designated as a scheduled ancient monument, represent the characteristic burial practice of the Bronze Age period, during which single or multiple inhumations were deposited beneath earthen mounds. The site contributes to the wider archaeological significance of Therfield Heath, which contains one of the more substantial concentrations of round barrows in the region, reflecting the intensive use of this upland location for ritual and funerary purposes during the second millennium BC. The physical remains consist of the characteristic bowl-shaped earthen mounds typical of Bronze Age barrow construction.
Five bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010431. View the official record →
Five bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the round barrow cemetery situated on Therfield Heath in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010431.
Five bowl barrows: 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 1010431.
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 (5.1 km).
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