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Smerrill Barn bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises a burial mound of characteristic bowl barrow form, a common funerary structure across prehistoric Britain dating from the Neolithic through to the Bronze Age periods. Bowl barrows typically consist of a single central burial chamber with earth mounded over it, and represent an important phase in the development of monumental burial practices in Britain. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the Derbyshire landscape.
Smerrill Barn bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008011. View the official record →
Smerrill Barn bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008011.
Smerrill Barn 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 1008011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War redoubt 150m east of Tissington Hall (8.1 km), Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm (8.4 km), Bank Top bowl barrow (9 km).
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