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Saucer barrow on Spring Hill is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. The monument is characterised by its distinctive saucer-shaped form, a type of barrow defined by a low, flat-topped mound surrounded by a shallow ditch, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the third or early second millennium before the present era. Such barrows represent important evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the English Midlands. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as a surviving example of early British monumental architecture.
Saucer barrow on Spring Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009312. View the official record →
Saucer barrow on Spring Hill is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009312.
Saucer barrow on Spring Hill 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 1009312.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Terrain Model of Messines (1.8 km), Essex Bridge, Great Haywood (2.6 km), Great Haywood canal bridge No 109 (2.8 km).
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