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Aleck Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument is a well-preserved example of a bowl barrow, a funerary structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically consist of a circular earthwork mound constructed over a central burial, often accompanied by grave goods and evidence of ritual activity. The site represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the Peak District region.
Aleck Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010967. View the official record →
Aleck Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010967.
Aleck Low bowl barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010967.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 180m south-east of the Izaak Walton Hotel (9.3 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 7m south of the south transept of the Church of the Holy Cross (9.7 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy Cross (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Aleck Low bowl barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aleck Low bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.