Monument details
| HER Number: | 1037/1/4 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Jodrell Bank Barrow Cemetery |
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Summary
A group of round barrows that crosses the parish boundaries of Goostrey, Twemlow and Swettenham. A total of six barrows have been identified.
One of the barrows was totally excavated in 1987-88 revealing a primary burial pit with a broken collared urn and cremated bone. 4 unurned cremations were also found. Another of the mounds has been completely removed, possibly during landscaping the grounds of Jodrell Hall c.1899-1905. The four remaining barrows are Scheduled Monuments.
Round barrows are a type of burial mound, particulary used in the Bronze age. Mounds of earth and stone were placed over a burial or cremation. A single barrow could be re-used for several later burials.
| Parish: | TWEMLOW, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST |
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Monument Types
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 801 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 23655: Bowl Barrow 550M South-East Of Jodrell Bank Farm |
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Related records
| 1037/1/0 | Related to: Jodrell Bank Barrow Cemetery (Monument) |