Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHighley Hill bowl barrow

Highley Hill bowl barrow

England
List entry 1009428
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Highley Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hertfordshire. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a burial type common in Britain during the second millennium BCE. Bowl barrows typically served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and often marked the graves of individuals of elevated social status within their communities. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork provides evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Hertfordshire landscape.

Highley Hill bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009428. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Highley Hill bowl barrow?

Highley Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009428.

Who is responsible for protecting Highley Hill bowl barrow?

Highley Hill bowl barrow 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 1009428.

What other scheduled monuments are near Highley Hill bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green (5.2 km), Romano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at Baldock (5.4 km), 'The Mount' (5.4 km).

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