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Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lancashire, England. The monument comprises a round earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary structure type from the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The site's survival and scheduling as a listed heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011124. View the official record →
Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011124.
Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane 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 1011124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Oswald's Well, 150m south of Woodhead (1.1 km), Castle Hill motte and bailey and bowl barrow (3.5 km), Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane'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 west of Highfield Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.