Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm

England
List entry 1011419
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011419
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NY 93708 72122
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in northern England, constructed as a repository for the deceased and associated grave goods. Such monuments are typically datable to the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC, though precise dating for individual examples often remains uncertain without excavation. The site's survival into the present day, despite agricultural use of the surrounding landscape, makes it an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary customs and settlement patterns in the region.

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011419. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm?

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011419.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm?

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton 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 1011419.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 530m west of Stanley Cottages (5 km), Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden (5.4 km), Motte castle, 170m west of Warden parish church (6.1 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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm

Bowl barrow, 400m ENE of Chollerton Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.