Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House

England
List entry 1016824
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016824
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.69 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 41541 21991, SJ 41617 21964, SJ 41498 21886
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House is a prehistoric burial site and associated agricultural landscape in Shropshire. The monument comprises multiple round barrows arranged as a cemetery group, dating to the Bronze Age, representing a significant phase of ritual burial practice and territorial land use. The field system elements visible in the landscape indicate contemporary or near-contemporary agricultural activity, providing evidence of settlement patterns and land management practices alongside funerary activity. The site's designation reflects its value as a non-designated archaeological monument of national importance documenting Bronze Age society in the Shropshire landscape.

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016824. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House?

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House is a prehistoric burial site and associated agricultural landscape in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016824.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House?

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House 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 1016824.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte 50m south east of St Martin's Church: part of a motte and bailey castle (2.3 km), Churchyard cross, St Andrew's Church (3.5 km), Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort (3.7 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House

Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.