Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation

England
List entry 1017326
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017326
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.4 hectares
Grid reference
TL 53718 52842, TL 53660 52799
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery within Charterhouse Plantation, Cambridgeshire. The site comprises four distinct bowl-shaped burial mounds, representing the characteristic funerary architecture of the Bronze Age period. These barrows, positioned at intervals across the plantation landscape, are typical of the clustering patterns observed in Cambridgeshire's round barrow cemeteries, where burial monuments were distributed across the contemporary land surface over extended periods. The barrows constitute significant archaeological evidence for Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017326. View the official record →

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What is Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation?

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery within Charterhouse Plantation, Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017326.

Who is responsible for protecting Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation?

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation 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 1017326.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 1080m north east of Worsted Lodge Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation (0.3 km), Brent Ditch (5.4 km), Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm (5.6 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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation

Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~6.4 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~7 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~21.1 miles