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Wardlow Hay Cop bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Derbyshire, situated on high ground in the Peak District landscape. The barrow takes the form of a substantial earthen mound with a roughly circular plan, characteristic of bowl barrows typical of the Bronze Age period, approximately 2000 to 1500 BCE. Such monuments served as burial places for individuals of status within prehistoric communities, and their prominence in the landscape reflected the social importance of those interred within them. The barrow remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Derbyshire uplands.
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 funerary monument located in Derbyshire, situated on high ground in the Peak District landscape. 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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