Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSaucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall

Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall

England
List entry 1007080
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007080
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
SD 63081 87491
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Saucer barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 350 metres east of Middleton Hall in Westmorland. The monument takes its name from its distinctive shallow, saucer-shaped form, which is characteristic of certain Bronze Age barrow types found in northern England. Like other barrows of its period, it would have served as a funerary monument, likely covering an inhumation or cremation burial beneath its earthen mound. The site represents an important element of the Bronze Age ceremonial landscape of the region and remains of archaeological interest as a relatively well-preserved example of this monument class.

Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007080. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall?

Saucer barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 350 metres east of Middleton Hall in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007080.

Who is responsible for protecting Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall?

Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall 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 1007080.

What other scheduled monuments are near Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage (1.8 km), Enclosed settlement and hut circles, 250m NNE of Borwens (3.5 km), Gawklands Romano-British farmstead 200m east of Yewtree (3.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall

Saucer barrow, 350m east of Middleton Hall stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.