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Bowl barrow on summit of Sponds Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on elevated terrain in Cheshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound characteristic of this monument type, which dates to the Bronze Age period when such structures served as communal or individual burial places. Its location on the hilltop would have made it a prominent landscape feature in antiquity, contributing to the ceremonial and territorial significance of the surrounding area. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on summit of Sponds Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007394. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on summit of Sponds Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on elevated terrain in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007394.
Bowl barrow on summit of Sponds 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 1007394.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m west of Black Rock Farm (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 160m south of Blue Boar Farm (3.9 km), Standing stone at Ginclough 400m WSW of Gin Clough Farm (4.2 km).
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