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Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow

England
List entry 1011204
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011204
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.89 hectares
Grid reference
SK 07846 78237
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bull Ring henge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial and burial complex located near Dove Holes in the Peak District of Derbyshire. The site comprises an oval barrow, a bowl barrow, and a henge monument, representing multiple phases of prehistoric activity spanning from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age. The barrows serve as burial mounds characteristic of funerary practice during these periods, whilst the henge element indicates the site's role in ritual and ceremonial gatherings. The complex demonstrates the long-term significance of this location within the prehistoric landscape of the High Peak.

Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011204. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow?

Bull Ring henge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial and burial complex located near Dove Holes in the Peak District of Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011204.

Who is responsible for protecting Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow?

Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and 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 1011204.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden Manor (5.8 km), Cow Low bowl barrow (Tunstead Quarry) (5.8 km), Staden earthwork (6.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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
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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

Cowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden Manor
5.8 km
Cow Low bowl barrow (Tunstead Quarry)
5.8 km
Staden earthwork
6.2 km
Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale
6.7 km
Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale
6.8 km
Fox Low bowl barrow
7.1 km
Two hlaews at Haslin House
7.8 km
Anthony Hill bowl barrow
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow

Bull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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