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Smerrill Moor bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a rounded earthwork typical of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form prevalent during the Bronze Age in the British Isles. The barrow represents an important element of the prehistoric ritual landscape of the East Midlands and demonstrates the burial practices of Bronze Age communities in this region. Its survival as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of early metal-working societies and their ceremonial traditions.
Smerrill Moor bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008010. View the official record →
Smerrill Moor bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008010.
Smerrill Moor 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 1008010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boars Low bowl barrow (8.3 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (8.4 km), Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Smerrill Moor bowl barrow'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.
Smerrill Moor bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.