Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLarks Low bowl barrow

Larks Low bowl barrow

England
List entry 1008060
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Larks Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a circular earthwork mound typical of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age, a period in which such monuments served as burial places for individuals of elevated status within their communities. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the durability of Bronze Age mortuary architecture across millennia. Such monuments are significant archaeological witnesses to burial practices and territorial organisation during the Bronze Age in the Peak District region.

Larks Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008060. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Larks Low bowl barrow?

Larks Low bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008060.

Who is responsible for protecting Larks Low bowl barrow?

Larks 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 1008060.

What other scheduled monuments are near Larks Low bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks (9.4 km), Moat Low bowl barrow (9.7 km), Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries (9.9 km).

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