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The site of a round barrow near River Tame is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire, England. Round barrows of this period typically served as funerary structures for individuals of some social standing, constructed as earthen mounds covering inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods. The proximity to the River Tame suggests the barrow was positioned within the river valley landscape, a common placement for Bronze Age burial sites which frequently cluster along watercourses and their tributaries. Such monuments are significant as archaeological evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Site of round barrow near River Tame is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006090. View the official record →
The site of a round barrow near River Tame is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006090.
Site of round barrow near River Tame 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 1006090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hlaew and settlement remains at Croxall (1.6 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (1.8 km), Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of round barrow near River Tame'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.
Site of round barrow near River Tame stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.