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Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore

England
List entry 1010386
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010386
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SK 13933 49857
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important component of the Bronze Age landscape of Staffordshire.

Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010386. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore?

Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010386.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore?

Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore 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 1010386.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Row Low bowl barrow (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 70m north-west of The Boxes (6 km), Calwich Low bowl barrow (6.2 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Row Low bowl barrow
5.7 km
Bowl barrow 70m north-west of The Boxes
6 km
Calwich Low bowl barrow
6.2 km
Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, north
6.5 km
Two bowl barrows at Osmaston Fields, north
6.8 km
Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, south
6.9 km
Marlpit Lane bowl barrow
7.4 km
Osmaston Fields bowl barrow, south
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore

Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.5 miles
Domesday entry for Blore, Staffordshire →
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