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Putwell Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, England. The site consists of a round barrow of typical bowl form, a burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age period to mark the grave of a high-status individual or community leader. Bowl barrows of this type are among the most common funerary monuments of the Bronze Age in Britain, generally dating from around 2000 to 1500 BC, and represent a significant phase in prehistoric burial practice. The monument survives as an earthwork and constitutes an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary customs in the East Midlands region.
Putwell Hill bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008816. View the official record →
Putwell Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008816.
Putwell Hill 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 1008816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow (8.4 km), Gib Hill oval barrow and bowl barrow (8.6 km), Parsley Hay bowl barrow (9 km).
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