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Bassett Wood bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, serving as prominent territorial markers within the landscape. The site represents an important element of Derbyshire's Bronze Age archaeological heritage and contributes to understanding burial practices and settlement patterns of this period.
Bassett Wood bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009169. View the official record →
Bassett Wood 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 1009169.
Bassett Wood 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 1009169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mayfield strip lynchets (5.5 km), Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north (6.3 km), Two bowl barrows at Osmaston Fields, north (6.4 km).
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