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Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Bedfordshire. The site forms part of a larger Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex in the area, reflecting the long-term ritual use of the landscape for burial practices across these periods. The barrows represent the typical sepulchral monuments of Bronze Age communities, serving as focal points for the deposition and commemoration of the dead. The survival of these earthworks provides archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in the region.
Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008510. View the official record →
Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008510.
Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 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 1008510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement south of Willington (2.3 km), Site discovered by aerial photography S of village (2.9 km), Manor Farm moated site (4.3 km).
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Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.