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Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East

England
List entry 1006038
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006038
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
TL 79352 68511, TL 79278 68480, TL 79226 68475
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, comprising a group of earthwork barrows typical of the burial practices of the second and early first millennia BCE. The site consists of multiple mound structures that would have served as burial places for individuals or small family groups within the Bronze Age communities of East Anglia. These barrows represent an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Suffolk, and their preservation as scheduled monuments reflects their significance to the archaeological record of the region.

Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006038. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East?

Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, comprising a group of earthwork barrows typical of the burial practices of the second and early first millennia BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006038.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East?

Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East 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 1006038.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site W of Hengrave mill (3.4 km), Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints (4.8 km), Site of Little Saxham Hall (5.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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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
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement site W of Hengrave mill
3.4 km
Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints
4.8 km
Site of Little Saxham Hall
5.3 km
Moated site and associated fishpond to the south east of Barrow Hall
5.4 km
Bowl barrow 400m south west of Desnage Lodge
5.9 km
Babwell Friary (remains of)
6.2 km
St Saviour's Hospital
6.8 km
Motte and bailey at Denham Castle
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East

Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~13.4 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~22.3 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~23.9 miles
Domesday entry for Lackford, Suffolk →
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