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Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Shropshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound typical of bowl barrows, a common burial monument type constructed across prehistoric Britain. Its position on The Long Mynd, a prominent ridge in the Shropshire hills, reflects the cultural practice of placing burial monuments on elevated terrain, likely visible and significant within the landscape. The monument remains archaeologically important as evidence of ritual burial practice and settlement patterns during the prehistoric period.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007342. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on high moorland in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007342.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well. 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 1007342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm. (5.3 km), Roman road at Marshbrook (5.4 km), Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown. (5.7 km).
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