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Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm

England
List entry 1010382
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010382
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SK 08283 52889
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, a burial type characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such mounds were constructed across Britain to inter individuals of significance. The barrow is recorded as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the county. Its preservation as an upstanding earthwork contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age mortuary customs and the Bronze Age landscape of the Staffordshire region.

Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010382. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm?

Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010382.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm?

Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields 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 1010382.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Threelows bowl barrow (6.6 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm (7 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm (7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Threelows bowl barrow
6.6 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm
7 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm
7 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 600m south of Weaver Farm
7 km
Over Low bowl barrow
7.4 km
Bowl barrow 440m north of Banks Farm
8.2 km
Bunbury hillfort: a univallate hillfort south west of Alton Towers
9.9 km
Calwich Low bowl barrow
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm

Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields Farm

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.2 miles
Domesday entry for Grindon, Staffordshire →
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