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Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the elevated moorland of The Long Mynd in Shropshire. The barrow takes the form of a low, rounded earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in the Midlands, constructed as a ceremonial mound to cover the cremated or inhumed remains of an individual of presumably elevated social status. Its position within the landscape of The Long Mynd, an area containing multiple prehistoric monuments, indicates its significance as part of a broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in this upland region. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and landscape use in the English borderlands.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007343. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the elevated moorland of The Long Mynd in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007343.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage. 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 1007343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm. (4.3 km), Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown. (4.6 km), Bowl barrow at Eaton Farm (5.7 km).
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