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The crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a Bronze Age funerary monument surviving as a soil and crop mark feature in Leicestershire. Bowl barrows represent one of the most characteristic burial forms of the Bronze Age, typically consisting of a central grave beneath a low, rounded earthwork mound. The Wigston Parva example is documented through aerial survey evidence, which has revealed the distinctive circular cropmark pattern characteristic of such monuments. The site preserves important archaeological information about Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.
Crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010200. View the official record →
The crop mark of a bowl barrow at Wigston Parva is a Bronze Age funerary monument surviving as a soil and crop mark feature in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010200.
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.
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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