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Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low

England
List entry 1011089
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011089
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 16113 63520
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a simple earthen mound of circular plan, characteristic of bowl barrows constructed during the third and second millennia before the present. It forms part of the significant archaeological landscape surrounding Arbor Low, a Late Neolithic henge monument, and contributes to the concentration of prehistoric burial and ritual sites in this upland region. The barrow represents evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns during the earlier prehistoric periods in the English Midlands.

Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011089. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low?

Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011089.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low?

Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low 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 1011089.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat Low bowl barrow (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 450m east of Stanshope (9.7 km), Medieval settlement and associated field system immediately south of Ballidon village (9.9 km).

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Domesday
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moat Low bowl barrow
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 450m east of Stanshope
9.7 km
Medieval settlement and associated field system immediately south of Ballidon village
9.9 km
Stand Low hlaew
9.9 km
Bowl barrow south of Stanshope Pasture
10.1 km
Bowl barrow 450m north of Damgate
10.2 km
Bowl barrow 400m north of Damgate
10.2 km
Longlow long barrow
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low

Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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