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Roystone Grange bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and forms part of the broader ceremonial and funerary landscape of the Peak District region. Bowl barrows of this period typically served as communal or individual burial monuments, though the specific archaeological evidence for Roystone Grange reflects the broader patterns of prehistoric monumental construction in the Pennine uplands. The site is listed on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled ancient monument.
Roystone Grange bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010104. View the official record →
Roystone Grange bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010104.
Roystone Grange 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 1010104.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm (5 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (5.2 km), Bank Top oval barrow (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roystone Grange 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.
Roystone Grange bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.