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Gorsey Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular mound of earth and stone typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such barrows served as burial places for individuals of social significance. The site represents an important example of the barrow cemetery tradition that characterised Bronze Age settlement patterns across the Derbyshire landscape. As a designated heritage monument, Gorsey Low contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practices in the English Midlands.
Gorsey Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009168. View the official record →
Gorsey Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow 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).
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