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Bowl barrow on Archford Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the English Midlands. The monument dates to the second millennium before the common era, representing a period when such earthen mounds served as focal points for communal burial practices and territorial marking within prehistoric societies. The site's survival and scheduled status reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of early metal-age settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the region.
Bowl barrow on Archford Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009645. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Archford Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009645.
Bowl barrow on Archford Moor 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 1009645.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden Low (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden Low (8.8 km), Bowl barrow on summit of Musden Low (8.8 km).
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