Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.

Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.

England
List entry 1008731
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of two burial mounds of the type characteristic of the third and second millennia before the present, when such earthen barrows served as communal or individual burial places across the British landscape. Bowl barrows of this period typically take the form of a simple dome-shaped mound of earth and stone raised over a burial pit or cremation deposit. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding prehistoric settlement and mortuary practices in East Anglia.

Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008731. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.?

Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008731.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.?

Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation. 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 1008731.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath (4.9 km), Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath (4.9 km), Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath. (5 km).

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