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Bradley Park bowl barrow is a Scheduled Monument in Derbyshire, protected by Historic England under reference 1008067. The barrow occupies 0.05 hectares at grid reference SK 24026 44584 and rests upon bedrock of Triassic mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological deposits formed over 200 million years ago when this region lay beneath shallow seas.
Bowl barrows represent the most common form of Bronze Age burial monument in Britain. Typically raised as round mounds covering inhumation or cremation burials, they served as territorial markers and focal points for ritual activity across their surrounding landscape. The form remained in use across many centuries, though most intensive construction occurred during the earlier Bronze Age, roughly 2100–1500 BC.
At Bradley Park, the mound rises from the Triassic bedrock characteristic of the Midlands. The barrow's preservation as a Scheduled Monument reflects its archaeological significance, protecting it from development and disturbance. Its presence within the local topography contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in Derbyshire, where numerous similar monuments survive as visible reminders of prehistoric ceremonial and burial practices.
Bradley Park bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008067. View the official record →
Bradley Park bowl barrow is a Scheduled Monument in Derbyshire, protected by Historic England under reference 1008067.
Bradley Park bowl barrow 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 1008067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft and medieval cross base in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (3.4 km), Moated site at Shirley Hall (3.4 km), Ravensdale deer park, lodge, mill and fishpond (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bradley Park bowl barrow'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.
Bradley Park bowl barrow stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.