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Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm

England
List entry 1015587
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015587
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.7 hectares
Grid reference
TL1147350850
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Henge is a Neolithic monument located approximately 500 metres south-east of Dairy Farm in Bedfordshire. The site comprises a henge-type earthwork in association with a bowl barrow, representing two distinct phases of prehistoric ritual and funerary practice. The bowl barrow is characteristic of Bronze Age burial traditions, whilst the henge element reflects earlier Neolithic ceremonial activity. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual landscape use in the East Anglian region.

Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015587. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Henge is a Neolithic monument located approximately 500 metres south-east of Dairy Farm in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015587.

Who is responsible for protecting Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm 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 1015587.

What other scheduled monuments are near Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Willington stables (1.3 km), Romano-British settlement south of Willington (2.3 km), Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm (3.1 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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Willington stables
1.3 km
Romano-British settlement south of Willington
2.3 km
Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm
3.1 km
Barrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex
3.2 km
Site discovered by aerial photography S of village
4.3 km
Site of Newnham Priory
4.9 km
Manor Farm moated site
5.4 km
Medieval fishery and warren in Home Wood
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm

Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Henge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy Farm

GodmanchesterRoman town · ~14.6 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~15.7 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~21.1 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~24.6 miles
Domesday entry for Willington, Bedfordshire →
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