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Ringham Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a burial mound of characteristic bowl form, a type of funerary structure widely constructed during the Bronze Age across the English uplands. Such barrows typically functioned as communal or individual burial sites, often containing cremated or inhumed remains accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and practices of their period. Ringham Low's survival as an earthwork preserves evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Peak District region.
Ringham Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008009. View the official record →
Ringham Low is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008009.
Ringham 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 1008009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sharp Low bowl barrow (9.2 km), Boars Low bowl barrow (9.4 km), Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ringham Low bowl barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ringham 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.