Details

The monument, which lies on the southern margin of Eggringe Wood, includes a
bowl barrow comprising an earthen mound encircled by a now-infilled quarry
ditch. The mound in this case measures 21m in diameter and stands to 1.3m
above the level of the surrounding ground. Of the surrounding ditch there is
no visible sign, leaf litter and soil from the mound having filled the
former hollow area. The diameter of the mound and ditch together is 25m.

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.

Source: Historic England

Reasons for Scheduling

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.

The southernmost barrow in Eggringe Wood is one of a group of six similar
examples in the immediate locality. Such a concentration is unusual in Kent
and together the barrows demonstrate the importance of the area for burials
in the Bronze Age.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Other
Darvill, T, Monument Class Description - Bowl barrows, 1988,

Source: Historic England