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Auctioneer's Mound is a bowl barrow located approximately 70 metres north-east of St John the Baptist's Church in Staffordshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial tradition characteristic of the second millennium before the present era. Bowl barrows of this type typically comprised an earthen mound of soil heaped over a central grave or cremation deposit, forming the distinctive rounded profile that gives the monument class its name. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England entry 1011065, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice in the English Midlands.
Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011065. View the official record →
Auctioneer's Mound is a bowl barrow located approximately 70 metres north-east of St John the Baptist's Church in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011065.
Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church 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 1011065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Reynold's Orchard (3.1 km), Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge Park (3.3 km), Moated site and pond at Charnes Old Hall (3.3 km).
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