Details

The monument includes the remains of a bowl barrow located on a north east
facing slope above Cockleycley Warren, 480m north west of Rowley Farm. The
barrow is situated in the northern part of the Breckland region of south
west Norfolk.
The barrow is visible as an earthen mound measuring approximately 32m in
diameter and standing 0.8m high.
All fence posts are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath
them is included.

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 bowl barrow 480m north west of Rowley Farm survives well as a series of
earthwork and buried remains. The monument will preserve archaeological
information concerning the construction and date of the barrow and will
contribute to an understanding of the character and development of the
prehistoric landscape. Evidence for the local environment at the time of
construction will be contained in buried soils beneath the mound.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Other
Norfolk SMR, NF2716, (2002)

Source: Historic England