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Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. The four mounds are typical examples of bowl barrows, the simplest and most common form of burial mound dating to the Bronze Age period. They represent the funerary practices of early Bronze Age communities in the region and contribute to the archaeological significance of the Chippenham cemetery, which contains numerous barrows spanning different periods. Their survival into the modern period, despite proximity to major road infrastructure, preserves important evidence of prehistoric ritual and burial customs in East Anglia.
Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015246. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015246.
Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham 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 1015246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hilly Plantation bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 500m south west of Waterhall Farm (0.1 km), Bowl barrow 630m south east of Waterhall Farm, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery (0.9 km), Packhorse bridge (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham 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.
Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.