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Bostern Grange bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrow construction, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial sites for members of Bronze Age communities and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, frequently accompanied by grave goods. The survival of this earthwork represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices in the Derbyshire landscape.
Bostern Grange bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009443. View the official record →
Bostern Grange 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 1009443.
Bostern Grange 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 1009443.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mayfield strip lynchets (7.3 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm (8.8 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 600m south of Weaver Farm (8.8 km).
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Bostern Grange bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.