Scheduled Monuments›England›Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

England
List entry 1007384
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007384
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 87372 72029
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cheshire, England. The barrow survives as an earthen mound of circular plan, characteristic of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for local communities and territorial identity. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial traditions in the North West of England.

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007384. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm?

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007384.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm?

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst 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 1007384.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm (2.2 km), Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St James (2.9 km), Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall (2.9 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm
2.2 km
Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St James
2.9 km
Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall
2.9 km
Gawsworth Hall gardens
3 km
Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall
3.2 km
Earthwork remains of a medieval hall, chapel and settlement, 290m south east of Capesthorne Hall
3.2 km
Churchyard cross at St James' and St Paul's Church
4.7 km
Round cairn 200m south-west of Sutton Hall
5.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

Battle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.8 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Henbury, Cheshire →
All Scheduled Monuments