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Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School is a prehistoric burial mound located in Bedfordshire. The monument consists of an oval earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice, though the specific date of construction within the prehistoric period cannot be precisely determined without excavation. It survives as an earthwork feature within the modern landscape, representing evidence of early settlement and burial customs in the region. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, though the contents of this particular example remain undocumented in the archaeological record.
Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013523. View the official record →
Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School is a prehistoric burial mound located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013523.
Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School 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 1013523.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church (1.8 km), Bedford Castle motte and bailey (2.5 km), The Moot Hall (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School'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.
Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.