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Low Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 575 metres north of Fen Drayton Reservoir in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial monument type in southern Britain dating to the Bronze Age period. Such structures typically served as communal or individual burial places and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, though the specific contents and condition of Low Hill remain to be documented in detail. The barrow represents an important element of the Bronze Age landscape archaeology of Cambridgeshire and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England.
Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020392. View the official record →
Low Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 575 metres north of Fen Drayton Reservoir in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020392.
Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir 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 1020392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The priory barn: remains of the Benedictine priory at Saint Ives (2.4 km), St Ives Bridge (2.6 km), 'Castle Hill' earthworks (2.7 km).
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