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Mill Mound is a bowl barrow situated approximately 380 metres east of Payne's Farm in Essex, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of the second millennium BC, when such earthen mounds were constructed as burial places for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow survives as a distinctive rounded mound, a typical morphological form for this class of monument. As a scheduled ancient monument, Mill Mound remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Essex.
Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009450. View the official record →
Mill Mound is a bowl barrow situated approximately 380 metres east of Payne's Farm in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009450.
Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's 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 1009450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church (0.8 km), Great Wigborough henge (0.9 km), Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes (4.1 km).
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