Scheduled Monuments›England›Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.

England

List entry 1007351

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1007351

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.03 hectares

Grid reference

SO 42900 92442

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Shropshire, England. The barrow survives as a prominent earthwork mound, characteristic of the bowl barrow type, and is located approximately four hundred metres south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke, forming part of a pair of such monuments in the landscape. Bowl barrows of this period typically served as funerary monuments for high-status individuals or family groups. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1007351.

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007351. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.?

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007351.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.?

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke. 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 1007351.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown. (4.4 km), Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 700m west of Horderley Farm (6.2 km), Bowl barrow at Eaton Farm (6.2 km).

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Overview

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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

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Timeline

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown.

4.4 km

Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 700m west of Horderley Farm

6.2 km

Bowl barrow at Eaton Farm

6.2 km

Upper Barn moat

6.4 km

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill

6.9 km

Billings Ring large univallate hillfort

7.4 km

Westhope moat and fishpond

7.5 km

Cheney Longville ringwork

7.6 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke. stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~8.9 miles WroxeterRoman town · ~13.2 miles Battle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~16.1 miles

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