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Bowl barrow on Mere Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire. The site consists of a roughly circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across prehistoric Britain, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. Such monuments served as markers of high-status individuals or family groups and often contained inhumation or cremation burials, though the specific contents of this particular barrow are not extensively documented in readily accessible sources. The barrow remains visible as a landscape feature and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region.
Bowl barrow on Mere Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008961. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Mere Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008961.
Bowl barrow on Mere Hill 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 1008961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Over Low bowl barrow (6.4 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm (6.5 km).
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