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Bowl barrow at Old Shop Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 220 metres north-east of St Michael's Church in Shropshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow form, a common funerary structure constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflective of the status and material culture of their interred occupants. The site represents evidence of early Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns within the regional landscape of Shropshire.
Bowl barrow at Old Shop Farm, 220m north east of St Michael's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016668. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Old Shop Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 220 metres north-east of St Michael's Church in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016668.
Bowl barrow at Old Shop Farm, 220m north east of St Michael's 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 1016668.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ellesmere Castle: a motte and bailey castle 200m south west of St Mary's Church (3.2 km), Haulton Ring Moated Site (4 km), Motte castle on the north bank of Crose Mere, 730m south west of Whattal Farm (4.3 km).
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