Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church

Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church

England
List entry 1015769
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 350 metres north-west of Claxby church in Lincolnshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped mound, a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically date between approximately 2200 and 700 BCE and served as burial places for individuals of status within their communities. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the East Midlands region.

Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015769. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church?

Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 350 metres north-west of Claxby church in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015769.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church?

Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby 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 1015769.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall (2.9 km), Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (3.3 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (5.2 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church