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Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form throughout Bronze Age Britain. Such monuments typically enclosed cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as territorial markers within the prehistoric landscape. The barrow's survival on the moorland reflects the preservation conditions afforded by upland terrain, where agriculture and development have been limited.
Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007577. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Westmorland in the English Lake District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007577.
Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor 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 1007577.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar Pike (4.2 km), Medieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielings (4.7 km), Round cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar Pike (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.