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Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northamptonshire. The site comprises three burial mounds of the type characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments across much of Britain. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial architecture, consisting of earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument's survival and scheduling as an ancient monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.
Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021317. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021317.
Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs 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 1021317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Customs House (6.7 km), Stanground churchyard cross (7.5 km), Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery (7.5 km).
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Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.