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Bowl barrow west of Manor House is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a simple hemispherical mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of their builders. The site's survival and scheduling as a nationally important monument reflects its archaeological value for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Bowl barrow west of Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008956. View the official record →
Bowl barrow west of Manor House is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008956.
Bowl barrow west of Manor House 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 1008956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brundcliffe hlaew (7.6 km), Friden Hollow bowl barrow (7.7 km), Smerrill Moor bowl barrow (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow west of Manor House'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 Manor House stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.