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Bowl barrow on summit of Sponds Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Cheshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Its position on the summit of Sponds Hill reflects the typical Bronze Age practice of constructing burial mounds in prominent landscape locations, which would have served both commemorative and territorial functions within ancient communities. The barrow survives as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of Bronze Age funerary practice in the North West of England.
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 mound located in Cheshire, England. 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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