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Moot Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular mound characteristic of burial practices during the Bronze Age, when such earthworks served as monuments for the interment of the deceased and their associated grave goods. The barrow's name reflects its historical landscape context, with "moot" deriving from Old English terminology associated with meeting places or significant topographical features. As a scheduled ancient monument, Moot Low represents an important survival of Derbyshire's prehistoric funerary archaeology and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the East Midlands region.
Moot Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009015. View the official record →
Moot Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009015.
Moot 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 1009015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (4.9 km), Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (4.9 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moot 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.
Moot 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.