Scheduled MonumentsEnglandYearn's Low bowl barrow

Yearn's Low bowl barrow

England
List entry 1007390
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England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Yearn's Low bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cheshire, England. The site consists of a roughly circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains and served as focal points for community ritual activity. The barrow's survival to the present day provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the North West of England during the later fourth to second millennium BC.

Yearn's Low bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007390. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Yearn's Low bowl barrow?

Yearn's Low bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007390.

Who is responsible for protecting Yearn's Low bowl barrow?

Yearn's Low 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 1007390.

What other scheduled monuments are near Yearn's Low bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deerpound on Toot Hill (4 km), Bowl barrow on Toot Hill (4.1 km), Bowl barrow in Lavenham Close, Tytherington (5.2 km).

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