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This monument is a Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of a paired burial mound complex located in the upland landscape north-east of Llanerch-y-coed in Herefordshire. The barrow belongs to the Bronze Age burial tradition, a period spanning approximately 2200 to 800 BC, when such earthwork monuments served as prominent markers for high-status burials within the community. The paired arrangement of these barrows reflects a common pattern in Bronze Age funerary practice, wherein multiple mounds were constructed within the same landscape feature, often suggesting the burial of related individuals or sequential interment events over time. The site remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in the region.
The easternmost of a pair of bowl barrows 340m north east of Llanerch-y-coed is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019072. View the official record →
This monument is a Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of a paired burial mound complex located in the upland landscape north-east of Llanerch-y-coed in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019072.
The easternmost of a pair of bowl barrows 340m north east of Llanerch-y-coed 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 1019072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar (1.9 km), Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm (4.7 km), Craswall Priory, associated building remains, pond bays and hollow ways (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The easternmost of a pair of bowl barrows 340m north east of Llanerch-y-coed's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The easternmost of a pair of bowl barrows 340m north east of Llanerch-y-coed stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.