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Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. The barrow survives as a rounded earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common funerary form across prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, serving as focal points for Early Bronze Age communities. The barrow's survival in the Shropshire landscape contributes to understanding regional patterns of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice.
Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016659. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016659.
Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue 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 1016659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street (6.8 km), Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle (7.1 km), Rhos-crug hut platform (W) (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue'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.
Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.