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Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. The monument consists of a rounded earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a funerary structure form characteristic of the Bronze Age period in Britain. Such barrows served as ceremonial burial sites, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. This example contributes to the wider landscape of Bronze Age funerary monuments in the region.
Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012540. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012540.
Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach 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 1012540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round House (1.4 km), Greatgate Whipping Post (2.8 km), Croxden Abbey (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm'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 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.