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Two bowl barrows on Chelmorton Low is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located on the limestone plateau of the Peak District in Derbyshire. The site consists of two distinct circular burial mounds, characteristic of the bowl barrow form common to upland regions of central England during the third and second millennia BC. These earthworks represent evidence of prehistoric burial practice and territorial use of the high moorland landscape. The barrows survive as significant archaeological features within the wider barrow cemetery of Chelmorton Low, which demonstrates the ritual and ceremonial importance of this upland location to early prehistoric communities.
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 Early Bronze Age funerary monument located on the limestone plateau of the Peak District 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).
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