Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Lows bowl barrow

The Lows bowl barrow

England
List entry 1010381
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010381
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SK 08418 53018
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Lows bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows of the prehistoric period, representing an important form of funerary monument in the later Neolithic and Bronze Age landscape. Its survival to the present day provides valuable archaeological evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Midlands region. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1010381.

The Lows bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010381. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is The Lows bowl barrow?

The Lows bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010381.

Who is responsible for protecting The Lows bowl barrow?

The Lows 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 1010381.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Lows bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 110m south-west of Threelows Cottages (6.7 km), Threelows bowl barrow (6.8 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm (7.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Lows bowl barrow

The Lows bowl barrow stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.

The wider landscape

Around The Lows bowl barrow

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.3 miles