King’s Forest Barrow

Nearest town:
Bury St Edmunds (10km SE)
OS reference:
TL80617292
OS sheets:
144, 155
Latitude:
52° 19' 26.96 N
Longitude:
0° 39' 1.94 E
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Image of King’s Forest Barrow (Round Barrow) by Brotherkith

Photo taken by Kith Crannog on 20th September 2015.
Two years previously a number of trees were removed from around the barrow and vegetation growing on the barrow was cut down.

Image credit: Kith Crannog
Brotherkith
Brotherkith Sep 25, 2015

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King’s Forest Barrow
Round Barrow(s)
Chance
Chance Mar 8, 2012

Details of site on Pastscape

Bronze Age bowl barrow on a low hill in the King’s Forest. The mound is roughly circular and stands 1.2m high and 32m in diameter. No apparent disturbance. Scheduled.

TL 80617292 Barrow. (1)
Mound shown but not described on OS 25”. (2)
Visible on OS AP. (3)

A bowl barrow situated on level sandy soil covered by mature coppiced elms and surrounded by recently afforested land. It measures approximately 32.0 m in diameter and 1.6 m high with no visible ditch. The northern half of the mound has been truncated by ploughing but the top shows no signs of disturbance. Publishd 25” survey revised. (4)
This barrow was not located during field investigation of the area by OS Field Reviser. (5)

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SOURCE TEXT
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( 1) General reference Suffolk Sites and Monuments Record West Stow 13
( 2) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 25” CSL
( 3) Aerial photograph AP (OS 76/060/226)
( 4) Field Investigators Comments F1 PAS 28-SEP-77
( 5) Scheduled Monument Notification 10-Jun-1998

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