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Rodknoll fancy barrow

England
List entry 1007999
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007999
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SK 30181 69851
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rodknoll fancy barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The site represents a typical example of the funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as burial places for individuals of significance within their communities. The mound survives as an earthwork feature in the Derbyshire landscape and is protected as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding prehistoric burial practices and social organisation in the region.

Rodknoll fancy barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007999. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rodknoll fancy barrow?

Rodknoll fancy barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007999.

Who is responsible for protecting Rodknoll fancy barrow?

Rodknoll fancy 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 1007999.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rodknoll fancy barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 650m north west of Bumper Castle (5.1 km), Rowsley Bridge (6 km), Hillcarr Sough and associated lime kiln and paved track (7.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield 650m north west of Bumper Castle
5.1 km
Rowsley Bridge
6 km
Hillcarr Sough and associated lime kiln and paved track
7.5 km
Darley Bridge
8.4 km
Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activity
8.6 km
Lumsdale Mills and associated water management features
9 km
Old Millclose engine house and associated features, 570m south west of Cowley Hall
9.1 km
Moated site and fishponds 300m north east of Snitterton Hall
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rodknoll fancy barrow

Rodknoll fancy barrow stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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