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Skellaw Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Westmorland, England. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped mound typical of prehistoric funerary practice in the region, representing the form of earthwork burial characteristic of communities in the northwest of England during the third and second millennia before Christ. Such barrows served as focal points for family or community burial and ritual activity, and their survival in the upland landscape of Westmorland preserves evidence of settlement patterns and mortuary customs in prehistoric Britain. The site is recorded in the national heritage list under designation reference NHLE 1007609, recognising its archaeological significance as a surviving example of this monument class.
Skellaw Hill bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007609. View the official record →
Skellaw Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007609.
Skellaw Hill 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 1007609.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe (4.7 km), Buck Park deerpound (5.3 km), Round cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar Pike (5.8 km).
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