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Bowl barrow in Swynnerton Park is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple mound with a circular ground plan, characteristic of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as burial sites and represent significant evidence of burial practices and social organisation among Bronze Age communities in the English Midlands. The barrow survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving archaeological remains that contribute to understanding of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity in the region.
Bowl barrow in Swynnerton Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009314. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Swynnerton Park is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009314.
Bowl barrow in Swynnerton 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 1009314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon's Lowe, Tittensor Common (3.2 km), Multivallate hillfort at Bury Bank (3.6 km), Eccleshall Castle (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Swynnerton 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 Swynnerton Park stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.