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Bowl barrow in Carden Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cheshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrow form, constructed during the Bronze Age as a funerary monument for elite or significant individuals of the period. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork within the landscaped grounds of Carden Park and retains archaeological potential for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in this region of north-west England. Such monuments are among the most visible and common forms of prehistoric burial architecture in Britain, representing a substantial investment of labour and reflecting the status of the deceased.
Bowl barrow in Carden Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011142. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Carden Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011142.
Bowl barrow in Carden Park 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 1011142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (3 km), Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure (3.9 km), Standing cross in St Edith's churchyard (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Carden Park'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 in Carden Park stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.