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Bowl barrow on Low Moor 185m south of the Postgate Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site represents a characteristic example of the bowl barrow form, a burial mound type widespread across upland Britain during the Bronze Age, typically constructed to contain cremated or inhumed human remains. The barrow's position on Low Moor reflects the prehistoric use of elevated terrain for ceremonial burial grounds, a pattern common in Yorkshire's Bronze Age landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Low Moor 185m south of the Postgate Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011964. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Low Moor 185m south of the Postgate Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011964.
Bowl barrow on Low Moor 185m south of the Postgate Cross 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 1011964.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 280m south west of High Langdale End (9.2 km), Round barrow 330m south west of High Langdale End (9.2 km), Round barrow 490m south west of High Langdale End (9.2 km).
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