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The oval and round barrows at Small Fen comprise two Neolithic burial mounds located in Cambridgeshire, positioned north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove. The site consists of two distinct earthwork monuments, an oval barrow and a round barrow, both representing the funerary practices of the Neolithic period. These monuments survive as low earthworks in the fenland landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial activity in this region. The barrows form part of the broader archaeological heritage of Cambridgeshire's ancient barrow cemeteries and contribute to understanding settlement and mortuary practices during the Neolithic era.
Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019984. View the official record →
The oval and round barrows at Small Fen comprise two Neolithic burial mounds located in Cambridgeshire, positioned north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019984.
Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove 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 1019984.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery (2.3 km), Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery (2.8 km), Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove'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 and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.