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Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Derbyshire. The monument takes the form of a substantial oval cairn constructed from stone, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in the Peak District region. Its physical form and construction method are consistent with barrows of the later prehistoric period, when such monuments served as focal points for community burial and ritual activity. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the Derbyshire uplands.
Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012481. View the official record →
Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale is a prehistoric burial mound situated in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012481.
Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale 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 1012481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dowel Cave (4 km), Fox Hole Cave (5.5 km), Bowl barrow north-east of Coatestown (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale'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.
Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.