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Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva

England
List entry 1010200
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010200
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
SP 46698 89245
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a Bronze Age burial monument in Leicestershire, England, identifiable through aerial photography as a cropmark feature. The site represents a bowl barrow, the most common form of Bronze Age round barrow, characterised by a simple mound of earth and stone raised over one or more interred individuals. Visible primarily through differential crop growth patterns rather than as a substantial earthwork, the barrow indicates settlement and funerary practice in the prehistoric period. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1010200.

Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010200. View the official record →

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What is Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva?

Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a Bronze Age burial monument in Leicestershire, England, identifiable through aerial photography as a cropmark feature. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010200.

Who is responsible for protecting Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva?

Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva 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 1010200.

What other scheduled monuments are near Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Wigston Parva (0.3 km), High Cross 60m north west of Highcross House (0.8 km), Roman town at High Cross Also in WARWICKSHIRE (1 km).

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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow at Wigston Parva
0.3 km
High Cross 60m north west of Highcross House
0.8 km
Roman town at High Cross Also in WARWICKSHIRE
1 km
Bowl barrow 900m north of Copston Farm
2 km
Moated site, enclosure and trackway at Claybrooke Parva
3.1 km
Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe
4 km
Bittesby deserted medieval village
4.7 km
Medieval settlement at Withybrook
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva

Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva

MancetterRoman town · ~9.9 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~17.8 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~7.5 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~14.8 miles
Domesday entry for Wigston, Leicestershire →
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