Scheduled Monuments›England›Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell

England
List entry 1008632
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008632
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
NY 39674 25381
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the slopes of Great Mell Fell in the Lake District, Cumberland. The monument takes the form of a simple hemispherical earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age. The barrow forms part of a broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments distributed across the fells of northern England, reflecting patterns of settlement and ritual activity in the second millennium BC. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practice and landscape use in the upland regions of the northwest.

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008632. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell?

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the slopes of Great Mell Fell in the Lake District, Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008632.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell?

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell 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 1008632.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm (2.3 km), Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe (2.4 km), Roman camp south of Field Head Farm (2.6 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm
2.3 km
Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe
2.4 km
Roman camp south of Field Head Farm
2.6 km
Bowl barrow on summit of Little Mell Fell
3 km
Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
4.7 km
Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
5.5 km
Greenside lead mines, ore works and smelt mill
8.3 km
Prehistoric rock art at Place Fell Cottage, 370m north east of Goldrill Bridge
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell

Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

All Scheduled Monuments