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Gorsey Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of the bowl barrow form, which served as a burial structure during the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument with national heritage list entry 1009168, it represents an important archaeological survival of Derbyshire's prehistoric funerary landscape. The barrow's preservation and official designation reflect its significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.
Gorsey Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009168. View the official record →
Gorsey Low 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 1009168.
Gorsey Low 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 1009168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mayfield strip lynchets (7.2 km), Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston (7.4 km), Thorswood Mines (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gorsey Low 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.
Gorsey Low bowl barrow stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.