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Bowl barrow at Misterton is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Leicestershire, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow type monuments, which were commonly constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds for prominent individuals or family groups. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region. Such monuments are significant indicators of social organisation and ritual practices during the Bronze Age period, typically dating from around 2000 to 700 BC.
Bowl barrow at Misterton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008541. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Misterton is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Leicestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008541.
Bowl barrow at Misterton 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 1008541.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond (3.7 km), Prehistoric settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of village (4.5 km), Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow at Misterton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow at Misterton stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.