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Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across prehistoric Britain dating to the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, serving as focal points for ritual activity and territorial markers within the landscape. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates its archaeological importance as a largely undisturbed example of this monument class.
Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016664. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016664.
Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage 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 1016664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill (5.3 km), Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn (5.4 km), Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage (6.3 km).
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