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Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Derbyshire. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a burial mound of characteristic hemispherical form typical of the Bronze Age period, alongside a wayside cross of later medieval or post-medieval date. The barrow represents evidence of ritual and funerary practice during the Bronze Age, when such mounds served as repositories for elite or significant burials, whilst the cross indicates the site's continued significance in the landscape throughout subsequent historical periods. The co-location of these two monuments of different periods demonstrates the enduring ceremonial importance of this location across millennia.
Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009290. View the official record →
Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009290.
Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley 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 1009290.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harthill Moor bowl barrow (8.3 km), Cratcliff Rocks defended settlement (8.5 km), Cratcliff Rocks hermitage (8.5 km).
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