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Bowl barrow on Maer Hills is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire, England. The barrow consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice, typically containing a central inhumation or cremation deposit beneath the raised soil. Such monuments were constructed across the English Midlands during the second millennium BC and served as burial places for individuals of probable social significance within their communities. The site's preservation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance in understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Maer Hills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009345. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Maer Hills is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009345.
Bowl barrow on Maer Hills 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 1009345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multivallate hillfort at Berth Hill (1 km), Site of Old Madeley Manor: a moated site with late 16th century house, gardens and a watermill (2.6 km), Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church (3.6 km).
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