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Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House

England
List entry 1010725
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010725
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SO 48064 95291
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire, England. The barrow takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped mound, a common burial cairn type characteristic of prehistoric burial practices in the British Isles. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork situated approximately 600 metres south-west of Hill House, retaining sufficient relief to remain archaeologically and historically significant. Bowl barrows of this type typically date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age periods and represent important evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.

Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010725. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House?

Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010725.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House?

Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House 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 1010725.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst (4.3 km), Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm (4.7 km), Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church (4.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst
4.3 km
Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm
4.7 km
Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church
4.9 km
Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
5.9 km
Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
5.9 km
Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the southern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
5.9 km
Cross-dyke on Barrister's Plain, 800m south east of Narnell's Rock
6 km
Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House

Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House 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 Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House

WroxeterRoman town · ~9.9 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~12.4 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~13.6 miles
Domesday entry for Cardington, Shropshire →
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