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Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.

England
List entry 1007338
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007338
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SO 42401 96718
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Shropshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Its survival as an upstanding archaeological feature in the landscape makes it significant for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. The barrow's registration on the National Heritage List for England reflects its importance as a scheduled ancient monument worthy of statutory protection.

Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007338. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.?

Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007338.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.?

Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool. 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 1007338.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill. (6.6 km), Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar. (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll. (6.8 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill.
6.6 km
Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar.
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll.
6.8 km
Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm.
7.4 km
Roman road at Marshbrook
7.4 km
Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown.
7.7 km
Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
7.7 km
Hardwick castle motte and bailey castle 140m WSW of Hardwick Hall
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.

Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool. stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~9.5 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~11.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~13.7 miles
Domesday entry for Ratlinghope, Shropshire →
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