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The Lows bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site consists of a characteristic bowl-shaped mound typical of prehistoric burial practice, representing an important category of ritual and sepulchral architecture from the third or second millennium before Christ. Bowl barrows of this type were commonly constructed across upland regions of central England during the Bronze Age, serving as markers for elite or significant individuals within their communities. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and remains a valuable archaeological record of prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in the Staffordshire landscape.
The Lows bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010381. View the official record →
The Lows bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010381.
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.
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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