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Bank Top bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, England. The site consists of a bowl barrow, a characteristic burial mound form typical of the Bronze Age period, which would have served as a burial chamber for one or more individuals of likely elevated social status. Bowl barrows of this type represent important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement hierarchies in the Midlands region. The monument's preservation and official designation reflect its significance as a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the English landscape.
Bank Top bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008938. View the official record →
Bank Top bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008938.
Bank Top 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 1008938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston (5.2 km), Medieval settlement and open field system immediately north of Old Hall (5.5 km), Hulland Old Hall moat, enclosure, chapel site and four fishponds. (6.1 km).
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