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Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the elevated moorland of The Long Mynd in Shropshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound with a characteristic bowl-shaped profile, typical of burial monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. Located approximately five hundred metres east-south-east of Boiling Well, the monument survives as an archaeological witness to prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns on the upland landscape of the Shropshire hills. Bowl barrows of this type commonly served as burial places for high-status individuals or community leaders and represent an important class of surviving Bronze Age monuments in the English landscape.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-east of Boiling Well. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007344. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the elevated moorland of The Long Mynd in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007344.
Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-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 1007344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road at Marshbrook (5.2 km), Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm. (5.3 km), Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall (5.7 km).
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