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Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall

England
List entry 1011151
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011151
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NY 64893 13197
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall is a prehistoric burial mound located in Westmorland, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and survives as a characteristic bowl-shaped earthwork typical of funerary monuments from this period. Its inclusion on the National Heritage List for England (entry 1011151) reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in the Lake District region. The barrow's preservation allows for the study of prehistoric burial customs and the distribution of ceremonial monuments across the Westmorland landscape.

Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011151. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall?

Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall is a prehistoric burial mound located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011151.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall?

Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall 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 1011151.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Biggins monastic grange (3.8 km), Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling (3.9 km), Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell (3.9 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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Friar Biggins monastic grange
3.8 km
Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling
3.9 km
Round cairn 460m NNE of Broadfell
3.9 km
Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds
4.2 km
Round cairn 630m ENE of Sunbiggin Farm
4.5 km
Gamelands embanked stone circle
5.1 km
Round cairn on Howenook Pike
5.6 km
Earthworks at Little Asby
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall

Bowl barrow 60m south-west of Gaythorne Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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