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Bowl barrow on Acton Bank is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 170 metres north of Acton House in Shropshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound, characteristic of the bowl barrow type commonly constructed during the Bronze Age for the burial of high-status individuals or community leaders. Such monuments typically contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods reflecting the wealth and social position of the deceased. The Acton Bank example represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the Shropshire region, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the English Midlands.
Bowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010315. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Acton Bank is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 170 metres north of Acton House in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010315.
Bowl barrow on Acton Bank, 170m north of Acton House 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 1010315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn (6.4 km), Rockhill Earthwork (7 km), Camp on Llanfair Hill (8.7 km).
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