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Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. The site comprises two distinct bowl barrows, the characteristic earthen mounds typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age, though such monuments may have earlier origins. Chelmorton Low has been subject to archaeological interest and record as part of the broader landscape of barrow groups across the Peak District. The monument represents an important element of the region's prehistoric burial archaeology, though detailed excavation records specific to these particular barrows remain limited in the published scholarly literature.
Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008932. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008932.
Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low 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 1008932.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 360m north-west of The Low (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 170m north of The Low (8 km), Parsley Hay bowl barrow (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low'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.
Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic lava.