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Howe's Hill is a composite prehistoric funerary monument situated approximately 500 metres west-southwest of Wood Farm in Norfolk, comprising an oval barrow with a superimposed bowl barrow. The site demonstrates a pattern of successive burial activity, with the underlying oval barrow representing an earlier phase of monument construction, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, subsequently reused or augmented by the addition of a bowl barrow, a form characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice. The physical stratigraphic relationship between the two barrows provides evidence of continuity in funerary use at this location across multiple prehistoric periods. The monument remains a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding burial practices and landscape use in prehistoric Norfolk.
Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013568. View the official record →
Howe's Hill is a composite prehistoric funerary monument situated approximately 500 metres west-southwest of Wood Farm in Norfolk, comprising an oval barrow with a superimposed bowl barrow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013568.
Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood 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 1013568.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Hundred Acre Wood, 330m west of Cherry Trees Farm (1.9 km), Oval barrow in Bodham Wood, 600m ESE of Warren Farm (2.6 km), Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.