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Burton Moor bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of Early Bronze Age funerary practice, constructed to cover an inhumed burial or cremation and associated grave goods. Such barrows form part of the extensive Bronze Age burial landscape of the Derbyshire uplands, reflecting the ritual practices and social organisation of the period around the second millennium before the present era. The barrow survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric funeral customs and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.
Burton Moor bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017545. View the official record →
Burton Moor bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017545.
Burton Moor 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 1017545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm (7.4 km), Mouldridge Grange, earthworks immediately south of Mouldrige Grange Farm (8 km), Aleck Low bowl barrow (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burton Moor 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.
Burton Moor bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.