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Brundcliffe hlaew

England
List entry 1013225
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013225
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SK 15883 61470
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brundcliffe hlaew is a Bronze Age barrow situated in Derbyshire. The monument takes the form of a burial mound, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period when such earthworks were constructed to mark the graves of individuals of status within their communities. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in the Peak District region.

Brundcliffe hlaew is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013225. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brundcliffe hlaew?

Brundcliffe hlaew is a Bronze Age barrow situated in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013225.

Who is responsible for protecting Brundcliffe hlaew?

Brundcliffe hlaew 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 1013225.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brundcliffe hlaew?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boars Low bowl barrow (8.9 km), Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall (9.3 km), Bowl barrow east of Bunster Hill (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Boars Low bowl barrow
8.9 km
Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall
9.3 km
Bowl barrow east of Bunster Hill
9.9 km
Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm
10.1 km
Throwley Old Hall
10.1 km
Bowl barrow 810m north-west of Rushley Bridge
10.2 km
Bowl barrow on Mere Hill
10.4 km
Bowl barrow 40m north of Rushley Barn
10.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brundcliffe hlaew

Brundcliffe hlaew stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Ludwell, Derbyshire →
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