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Bowl barrow at The Napp is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire. The barrow survives as a rounded earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ritual activity during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the region.
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 Neolithic or 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow at The Napp'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 The Napp stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.