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Ribden Low is a Neolithic bowl barrow located in Staffordshire, England. The monument comprises a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a burial deposit, characteristic of funerary practice during the Neolithic period. Bowl barrows of this type typically date from the fourth to third millennium before the present and represent significant investment in monumental burial architecture. The site is designated as a nationally important heritage monument, reflecting its archaeological value in understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in the English Midlands.
Ribden Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013397. View the official record →
Ribden Low is a Neolithic bowl barrow located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013397.
Ribden 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 1013397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 240m north-west of Rainroach Farm (5.1 km), Alton Castle (5.4 km), Round House (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ribden 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.
Ribden 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.