Scheduled Monument: BOWL BARROW ON LONGSIDE MOOR, 450M NORTH OF HAREWOOD GRANGE (1017919)

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of protection. Although the bowl barrow on Longside Moor has suffered from stone robbing and dumping of field clearance, intact archaeological remains will survive in the mound and on the buried landsurface. DETIALS The monument is a bowl barrow located on Longside Moor in the eastern gritstone moorlands of Derbyshire. The remains include a low circular mound constructed of stone rubble, hollowed in the centre as a result of robbing. No external ditch is visible at this site, although the dumping of stone from field clearance may be obscuring this feature. The mound stands to approximately 0.5m in height and has an overall diameter of 22m. The barrow has not been excavated and so cannot be accurately dated, but its form and proximity to others of the period assign it to the Bronze Age. SELECTED SOURCES Book Reference - Title: Disc barrow on Longside Moor - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: AM7 for DR118 (AA 31002/01) Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey (1989) - Date: 1989 Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey (1989) - Date: 1989