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Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. These earthworks consist of two distinct circular mounds, characteristic of the bowl barrow form common throughout southern England during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows served as burial monuments for individuals of significance within their communities, typically containing inhumation or cremation remains along with grave goods. The Aldringham Green barrows represent an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of East Anglia and remain substantially visible as archaeological features within the modern landscape.
Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011378. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011378.
Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green 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 1011378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation (0.8 km), Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House (1.4 km), Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.