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Bank Top oval barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. The monument survives as an oval earthwork of modest elevation, characteristic of burial mounds from these prehistoric periods. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents evidence of early funerary practice in the Peak District region, contributing to our understanding of settlement and ritual activity in prehistoric Derbyshire.
Bank Top oval barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008937. View the official record →
Bank Top oval barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008937.
Bank Top oval 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 1008937.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston (5.1 km), Medieval settlement and open field system immediately north of Old Hall (5.4 km), Hulland Old Hall moat, enclosure, chapel site and four fishponds. (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bank Top oval 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.
Bank Top oval barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.