Bowl barrow 240m south of Trinity House

Reasons for Designation

Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of protection.

Despite partial excavation of the Trinity House barrow mound, much of the monument remains intact and survives well. It therefore has considerable archaeological potential.

Details

The monument includes a bowl barrow set below the crest of a gentle north-facing slope. The barrow mound has a diameter of c.30m and stands to a height of 1.5m when viewed from the south side and 2m from the west. A surrounding ditch c.5m wide is visible as a low earthwork 0.1m deep to the north-east and west of the mound and survives as a buried feature elsewhere. A shallow trench running east-west across the site suggests partial excavation of the barrow mound, probably in the 19th century.

MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features, considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:

12151

Legacy System:

RSM

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