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Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown

England
List entry 1010316
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010316
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SO 25943 85053
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 530 metres north west of Myndtown in Shropshire. The monument comprises a simple hemispherical earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary architecture dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial monuments for high-status individuals and would originally have covered inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The site's survival and formal recognition reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the Shropshire landscape.

Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010316. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown?

Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 530 metres north west of Myndtown in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010316.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown?

Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown 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 1010316.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp on Llanfair Hill (7 km), Rockhill Earthwork (7.2 km), Offa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little Selley (7.8 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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Camp on Llanfair Hill
7 km
Rockhill Earthwork
7.2 km
Offa's Dyke: section 890m north west and 320m west of Little Selley
7.8 km
Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 160m north of Mellin-y-Grogue
8.4 km
Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn
8.4 km
Round Barrow S of Meagram's Corner
Prehistoric · Round Barrow8.4 km
Offa's Dyke: section 400m north and 170m east of Selley Hall
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown

Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Hergan Hill, 530m north west of Myndtown

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~3.4 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~24 miles
Domesday entry for Edenhope, Shropshire →
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