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Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises two distinct bowl barrows, earthwork mounds characteristic of burial practices during the Bronze Age, positioned in the landscape near Pilsbury. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric funerary monument in Britain, typically constructed over cremated or inhumed remains and often serving as focal points for ritual activity. The Pilsbury examples contribute to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Peak District region of Derbyshire.
Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009166. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009166.
Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury 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 1009166.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nettly Knowe bowl barrow (8.4 km), Ossum's Cave (8.6 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross fragment, St Peter's churchyard (8.7 km).
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Two bowl barrows at Pilsbury stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.