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Stonesteads bowl barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. The monument is a bowl barrow, a form of burial cairn or earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in Britain, typically comprising a circular mound of earth or stone raised over a central burial or cremation deposit. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1008966, reflecting its archaeological significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age monumental architecture. Bowl barrows of this type are important indicators of settlement patterns, social organisation, and ritual practices during the Bronze Age period.
Stonesteads bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008966. View the official record →
Stonesteads bowl barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008966.
Stonesteads 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 1008966.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm (4.7 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 600m south of Weaver Farm (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 440m north of Banks Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stonesteads 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.
Stonesteads bowl barrow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.