Scheduled Monument: BOWL BARROW NORTH OF MANOR HOUSE (1008957)

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 partially disturbed by excavation, the bowl barrow north of Manor House is a reasonably well preserved example containing significant intact archaeological remains. DETAILS The bowl barrow north of Manor House is a sub-circular barrow located south of Wye Dale on the limestone plateau of Derbyshire. The monument includes a mound measuring 20m by 15.0m and standing c.0.75m high. This was partially excavated in 1845 by Thomas Bateman who recovered flints and a collared urn and the remains of a cremation. The barrow also lies in an eighteenth-century industrial landscape adjacent to a lead rake and c.50m south-west of a collapsed limekiln. The remains uncovered by Bateman date the barrow to the Bronze Age. SELECTED SOURCES Book Reference - Author: Abercromby, J. - Title: Bronze Age Pottery of the British Isles - Date: 1912 - Volume: 1 - Type: DESC TEXT - Description: Plate 39, Fig. 173 Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J. - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey - Type: DESC TEXT Book Reference - Author: Barnatt, J. - Title: The Peak District Barrow Survey - Type: PLAN: MEASURED Book Reference - Author: Bateman - Title: Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire - Type: DESC TEXT Book Reference - Author: Marsden B - Title: The Burial Mounds of Derbyshire (1977) - Date: 1977 - Type: DESC TEXT