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Snelslow Plantation bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument consists of a round barrow of typical bowl form, characteristic of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type were constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods, and represent a significant category of prehistoric burial monument in the English landscape. The barrow's survival and formal designation reflect its importance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary customs and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
Snelslow Plantation bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008056. View the official record →
Snelslow Plantation 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 1008056.
Snelslow Plantation 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 1008056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five Wells chambered tomb (8.4 km), Round cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale (8.5 km), Oval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, Cowdale (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Snelslow Plantation 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.
Snelslow Plantation bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.