© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Liffs Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a burial mound of characteristic bowl-barrow form, representing a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type were constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as enduring landscape markers for burial practices across prehistoric Britain. The site's survival and scheduled monument status reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary behaviour and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Liffs Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010969. View the official record →
Liffs Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010969.
Liffs 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 1010969.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 460m north-east of Blore (7.9 km), Lady Low bowl barrow (8 km), Bowl barrow on Hazelton Hill (8.3 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Liffs Low bowl barrow