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Bowl barrow 50m south of summit of Sponds Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cheshire. The barrow consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices, positioned on the elevated terrain of Sponds Hill. Such monuments typically date to the second millennium before Christ and represent individual or family burial sites, often containing cremated or inhumed remains accompanied by grave goods. The barrow's survival and scheduled protection reflect its significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the North West Midlands region.
Bowl barrow 50m south of summit of Sponds Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007395. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 50m south of summit of Sponds Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007395.
Bowl barrow 50m south of summit of Sponds Hill 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 1007395.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m west of Black Rock Farm (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 160m south of Blue Boar Farm (3.9 km), Standing stone at Ginclough 400m WSW of Gin Clough Farm (4.2 km).
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