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Bee Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a bowl-shaped earthwork typical of the Early Bronze Age period, when such structures served as communal or individual burial places across the British landscape. The barrow's preservation and archaeological designation reflect its importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Peak District region. Like many comparable Bronze Age barrows in Derbyshire, it contributes to the understanding of early metalworking societies and their ritual landscape.
Bee Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008001. View the official record →
Bee 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 1008001.
Bee 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 1008001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British field system, 420m south east of Roystone Grange (8.3 km), Prehistoric and Romano-British barrow and medieval animal pen, 450m south east of Roystone Grange (8.3 km), Romano-British settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bee 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.
Bee 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.