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Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136

England
List entry 1475688
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1475688
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
TR1163736402
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the parish of Lympne in Kent. The monument is situated within a wider landscape of prehistoric funerary monuments in the region and represents the characteristic mound burial tradition of the Bronze Age period. As recorded in the national heritage list, the barrow survives as an earthwork feature, contributing to the archaeological understanding of early Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in south-eastern England.

Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1475688. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136?

Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the parish of Lympne in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1475688.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136?

Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136 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 1475688.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church (2.2 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge (2.3 km), Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe (3.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church
2.2 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge
2.3 km
Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe
3.1 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge
3.1 km
Dymchurch Redoubt
4.5 km
Martello tower no 15 at Hythe Ranges
4.5 km
Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges
4.6 km
Eastbridge Church
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136

Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136 stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow approximately 400m north-east of Upper Otterpool Farmhouse, also known as barrow 136

CanterburyRoman town · ~13.4 miles
Domesday entry for Otterpool, Kent →
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