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Fishpool Lane Farm Bowl Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated 120 metres south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm in Cheshire. The monument stands on Triassic bedrock comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate, geology that would have been visible to the communities who built and used the barrow. The earthwork is scheduled as a monument of national importance by Historic England under reference 1007637, protecting 0.05 hectares of land around it.
Bowl barrows are among the most common funerary monuments of the Bronze Age, typically consisting of a central burial pit or cremation grave surrounded by a low circular mound. This example demonstrates the type's continued significance within the Cheshire landscape, representing the burial practices and territorial awareness of prehistoric communities in the North West. The barrow's survival on this exposed location reflects both the durability of such monuments and the changing land use of the surrounding area.
The site's location within Triassic sandstone country shaped both its construction and preservation. Local geology provided materials accessible to prehistoric communities, whilst the permeable substrate would have influenced drainage and the preservation conditions of any remains within the mound. Its protection ensures that the barrow continues to form part of the archaeological record for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in this region of Cheshire.
Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007637. View the official record →
Fishpool Lane Farm Bowl Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated 120 metres south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007637.
Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm 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 1007637.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds 500m SE of Eaton (4.1 km), Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard (4.7 km), Darley Hall moated site (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.