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Bowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cheshire, England. The monument survives as a rounded earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow form, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically functioned as burial monuments for individuals or small family groups and represent important archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region. The site's preservation within Knightslow Wood has allowed it to retain archaeological and historical significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age monumental activity in Cheshire.
Bowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007381. View the official record →
Bowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007381.
Bowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood 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 1007381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Charles Head (3.2 km), Nab Head bowl barrow (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 100m west of Black Rock Farm (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood'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 east of path in Knightslow Wood stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.