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Pike Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork mound typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, constructed to mark and contain burial deposits. Bowl barrows of this type were commonly built during the second millennium BCE and served as focal points for ritual and commemorative activity within prehistoric communities. The site has been recognized as a heritage monument of archaeological importance, reflecting the burial customs and social organization of Bronze Age societies in the East Midlands region.
Pike Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008070. View the official record →
Pike Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008070.
Pike 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 1008070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 870m north east of Lane End Farm (9.3 km), Platform cairn south of Hill Rake (9.4 km), Cairnfield 470m south west of Offerton House (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pike 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.
Pike Low bowl barrow stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.