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Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Norfolk. The site comprises four distinct barrows, which are characteristic earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age period as burial monuments for members of Bronze Age communities. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial mound in eastern England, typically featuring a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped profile with a central burial pit. The barrows at Forehoe Wood reflect the funerary practices and territorial organization of Bronze Age Norfolk society.
Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020854. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020854.
Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood 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 1020854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Gelham's Wood (1 km), Moated site of Kimberley Hall and remains of associated gardens (1.5 km), Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood'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.
Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.