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Bowl barrow in Swythamley Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. The monument takes the form of a simple rounded earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age period. The barrow is situated within the grounds of Swythamley Park and remains a notable example of prehistoric burial practice in the region. As a scheduled monument, it is protected under English heritage legislation and contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age activity in Staffordshire.
Bowl barrow in Swythamley Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009344. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Swythamley Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009344.
Bowl barrow in Swythamley 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 1009344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 110m south west of Bartomley Farm (0.9 km), Cleulow Cross high cross, 200m north of Fourways (3 km), The Bullstones bowl barrow (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Swythamley 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 Swythamley Park stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.