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Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 700 metres south-west of Hall Farm near Roydon in Norfolk. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of burial mound in prehistoric Britain, typically comprising a simple earthen mound constructed over a central grave or graves. The two examples at Roydon Common, preserved as upstanding earthworks on the common land, contribute to the substantial Bronze Age burial landscape documented across Norfolk. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological significance and its potential to yield evidence concerning prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in East Anglia.
Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013558. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 700 metres south-west of Hall Farm near Roydon in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013558.
Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm 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 1013558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm (4.8 km), Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Castle (5.7 km), Moated site at Gayton Hall (6 km).
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Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.