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Town Low bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a type of burial mound characterised by a circular earthwork with a central burial chamber, which represents a common form of prehistoric communal or individual interment across the British landscape. Bowl barrows of this period typically contained inhumations or cremations, often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents and condition of Town Low are subject to archaeological investigation and recording. The monument's survival and official designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as evidence of early funeral practice and settlement patterns in the prehistoric midlands.
Town Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010120. View the official record →
Town Low 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 1010120.
Town Low 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 1010120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 220m north of Dale Abbey Farm (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 190m north of Dale Abbey Farm (8.7 km), Ribden Low bowl barrow (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Town Low 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.
Town Low bowl barrow stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.