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Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen burial mounds located in Suffolk. Black Hill, the more prominent of the two barrows, represents typical Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial practice in East Anglia, a period during which such round barrows served as communal or high-status grave markers across the landscape. The barrows survive as soil-built mounds, their physical form testament to their age and the local landscape's preservation. These monuments contribute to the broader archaeological record of funerary practices and settlement patterns during prehistory in the East Anglian region.
Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017791. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen burial mounds located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017791.
Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill 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 1017791.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount (1 km), Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 850m and 750m north east of Neville House Farm (2.4 km), Bowl barrow known as Traveller's Hill tumulus (4.4 km).
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