Monument details
| HER Number: | 1138 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Swettenham Hall |
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Summary
A probable round barrow that has been spread by ploughing. This is a Scheduled Monument.
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: | SWETTENHAM, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST |
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Monument Types
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 801 BC? (?))
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 23614: Bowl Barrow 450M East-North-East Of Swettenham Hall |
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