Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound Low bowl barrow

Round Low bowl barrow

England
List entry 1013648
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013648
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 23888 54898
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round Low bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork of modest dimensions typical of bowl barrows from this period, constructed as a funerary monument to contain cremated or inhumed remains. Such barrows represent an important class of prehistoric ritual landscape features that are widespread across the English uplands and demonstrate the burial practices and ceremonial significance of early agricultural communities in Britain. The site's preservation and recording as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological value as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in the Peak District region.

Round Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013648. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round Low bowl barrow?

Round Low bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013648.

Who is responsible for protecting Round Low bowl barrow?

Round 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 1013648.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round Low bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (3.8 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (3.8 km), Bank Top oval barrow (3.9 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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round Low bowl barrow

Round Low bowl barrow stands on Neogene Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Neogene. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.