Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoneystones bowl barrow south

Moneystones bowl barrow south

England
List entry 1010971
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010971
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SK 15167 61524
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moneystones bowl barrow south is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. The monument survives as a bowl barrow, a type of round burial mound characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice in Britain, with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile. Its precise dating and associated finds require reference to archaeological survey records and excavation data held by the heritage record. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric burial mounds that mark the archaeological landscape of Derbyshire.

Moneystones bowl barrow south is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010971. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moneystones bowl barrow south?

Moneystones bowl barrow south is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010971.

Who is responsible for protecting Moneystones bowl barrow south?

Moneystones bowl barrow south 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 1010971.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moneystones bowl barrow south?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cromwell's Low bowl barrow (8.9 km), Ilamtops Low bowl barrow (9 km), Boars Low bowl barrow (9.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moneystones bowl barrow south

Moneystones bowl barrow south stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Moneystones bowl barrow south

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~24.9 miles