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Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm

England
List entry 1020304
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020304
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SK 13499 71909
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Priestcliffe Low is a bowl barrow situated in Derbyshire, England, approximately 200 metres west of Low End Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary structure typical of its period, constructed as a burial mound to commemorate the deceased. Bowl barrows of this form are among the most common barrow types found across Bronze Age Britain, characterised by their simple hemispherical or gently rounded earthwork profile. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under the designation reference 1020304, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the Derbyshire landscape.

Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020304. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm?

Priestcliffe Low is a bowl barrow situated in Derbyshire, England, approximately 200 metres west of Low End Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020304.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm?

Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm 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 1020304.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury (8.1 km), Vincent Knoll bowl barrow (8.3 km), Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castle (8.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury
8.1 km
Vincent Knoll bowl barrow
8.3 km
Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castle
8.3 km
Bowl barrow east of Arbor Low
8.8 km
Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow
8.8 km
Parsley Hay bowl barrow
8.8 km
Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow
8.9 km
Lean Low bowl barrow
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm

Bowl barrow known as Priestcliffe Low, 200m west of Low End Farm stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic lava.

Domesday entry for Priestcliffe, Derbyshire →
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