Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall

England
List entry 1007399
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007399
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 84297 72889
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall is a prehistoric burial mound located near Capesthorne village in Cheshire. The monument is a round barrow of Bronze Age date, constructed as a funerary monument typical of the second millennium BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, representing a form of burial practice widespread across Britain during this period. It has been designated as a scheduled monument in recognition of its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in the north-west Midlands.

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007399. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall?

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall is a prehistoric burial mound located near Capesthorne village in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007399.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall?

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall 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 1007399.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 500m south-south-west of Home Farm (3.7 km), Churchyard cross at St James' and St Paul's Church (5 km).

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Overview
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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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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.