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Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow is an ancient funerary monument located in the upland landscape of Cumberland, approximately 785 metres south-west of High Grains Farm. The site represents a Bronze Age burial mound, a monument type characteristic of the second millennium BC in northern England. Bowl barrows of this period typically functioned as burial cairns or mounds constructed to mark the interment of individuals of social significance within their communities. The barrow contributes to the archaeological record of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the upland regions of the Lake District during the Bronze Age.
Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015864. View the official record →
Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow is an ancient funerary monument located in the upland landscape of Cumberland, approximately 785 metres south-west of High Grains Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015864.
Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm 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 1015864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle (8.3 km), Birdoswald Roman fort and the section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 (9.4 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hennel Cleugh bowl barrow, 785m south west of High Grains Farm stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.