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Bowl barrow at The Napp is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. The monument takes the form of a round barrow with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile, a characteristic type of burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows commonly contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, serving as prominent markers of elite or significant individuals within contemporary communities. The site represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the English Midlands and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices of that period.
Bowl barrow at The Napp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017347. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at The Napp is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017347.
Bowl barrow at The Napp 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 1017347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries (7.3 km), Motte and bailey castle with associated remains of a medieval village and ridge and furrow cultivation, 200m west of St Peter's Church (7.9 km), Motte and bailey castle 100m west of Holy Trinity Church (8.5 km).
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