Scheduled Ancient Monument: BOWL BARROW 180M ENE OF SHEEP DRIFT FARM (21260)
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Authority | |
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Suffix | 21260 |
Date assigned | 26 January 1993 |
Date last amended |
Description
The monument includes a bowl barrow which consists of an earthen mound
encircled by a ditch. The mound covers an area c 19m in diameter and was
recorded in 1977 as standing to a height of 0.5m. Since then it has been
raised to c 1.8m by the dumping of topsoil and organic matter over the central
area and converted into a garden feature. The original earthwork has a
maximum height of c 0.4m where it projects beyond this cover on the southern
and eastern sides, and it is also visible as a slight hump, c 0.25m in height,
beneath the concrete surface of a track which crosses it on the northern side.
The ditch, from which earth was dug and used during construction of the
barrow, has become filled-in and, although visible at one time as a slight
depression in the ground surface, it now exists only as a buried feature.
Excluded from the scheduling are a fence which runs across the mound from east
to west and the concrete surface of the track which crosses it on the northern
side, although the ground beneath these features is included.
External Links (2)
Sources (1)
- SSF50016 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Ancient Monument file.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 2538 4423 (30m by 30m) |
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Map sheet | TM24SE |
Civil Parish | BRIGHTWELL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2012 2:24PM