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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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Liffs 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.
Liffs Low bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.