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Wardlow Hay Cop bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl barrow, a common burial structure of the Bronze Age period, consisting of a mound of earth raised over a central grave or graves. Bowl barrows of this type typically contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents of Wardlow Hay Cop are not well documented in the accessible scholarly record. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the archaeological significance of such monuments in understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns across the Peak District landscape.
Wardlow Hay Cop bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008735. View the official record →
Wardlow Hay Cop bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008735.
Wardlow Hay Cop 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 1008735.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs (8.2 km), Bowl barrow on Haddon Fields (8.7 km), Conksbury deserted medieval settlement (8.9 km).
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