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Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common forms of prehistoric burial mound, consisting of a central grave or graves surrounded by an earthen mound with a distinctive bowl-like profile. The two barrows at this location represent typical examples of funerary practice during the prehistoric period, when such monuments served as permanent markers for the dead and reflected the social organisation of their communities. The site's survival and designation as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric East Anglia.
Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011376. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011376.
Two bowl barrows in Square 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 1011376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green (0.8 km), Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House (0.9 km), Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.