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Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath in Suffolk. The site comprises three burial mounds of simple bowl barrow form, characteristic of Early to Middle Bronze Age mortuary practice, accompanied by a ring ditch which may represent a further barrow or ritual enclosure. These monuments represent the systematic use of the heath for burial and commemoration during the second millennium before the common era, typical of the funerary landscape development across East Anglian uplands. The preservation of multiple barrows in association demonstrates the sustained ritual importance of this particular location across generations.
Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011340. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011340.
Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath. 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 1011340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martello tower (M) (6.3 km), Shotley Battery and subterranean air raid shelters (6.5 km), Martello tower (L) (6.8 km).
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