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Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on high ground in Staffordshire. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, characteristic of burial practices during the Bronze Age period. Its location at the summit of Gratton Hill suggests a deliberately prominent siting, typical of barrows from this era which often occupied visually commanding positions across the landscape. The barrow represents evidence of funerary practice and social organisation during the Bronze Age, contributing to the archaeological record of burial customs in the Midlands region.
Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009523. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on high ground in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009523.
Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill 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 1009523.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Low bowl barrow (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 510m north of Latham Hall (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 380m south-west of Blore Church (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill'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 north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.