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Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church

England
List entry 1016826
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016826
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 44095 26242
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. The site consists of a round barrow of typical bowl form, representing a common burial tradition of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as focal points for community commemoration and were often used for multiple interments across generations. The barrow's survival to the present day, despite later agricultural activity in the landscape, contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Shropshire region.

Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016826. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church?

Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016826.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church?

Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church 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 1016826.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House (4.9 km), Churchyard cross, St John the Baptist's Church (6.2 km), Tower keep castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church (6.2 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House
4.9 km
Churchyard cross, St John the Baptist's Church
6.2 km
Tower keep castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
6.2 km
Churchyard cross, St Martin's Church
7.2 km
Moated site 480m east of Yeaton Peverey Farm
7.2 km
Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle
7.2 km
Medieval cross in St Martin's churchyard, Preston Gubbals
8.4 km
Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church

Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church 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 60m south east of Petton parish church

WroxeterRoman town · ~13.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~24.6 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~7 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.7 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~22.8 miles
Domesday entry for Petton, Shropshire →
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