Monument details
| HER Number: | 1600 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Yearn's Low Round Barrow |
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Summary
A Bronze Age round barrow near Yearnslow Farm is a Scheduled Monument. Three field walls meet on top of the mound, which is ploughed down and spread. There are records of roman finds being recovered from a barrow in this area.
Round barrows are a type of burial mound, particularly 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: | RAINOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
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Monument Types
- FUNERARY SITE (Burial site Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 22567: Yearn's Low Bowl Barrow |
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Related records
| 1607 | Parent of: Yearn's bowl barrow (Monument) |