Monument details
| HER Number: | 1604/0/1 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Charles Head |
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Summary
This Bronze Age Barrow near Charles Head Farm, Rainow. The mound is crossed by a wall with a pit to the north which may be an undocumented excavation.
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 23613: Bowl Barrow At Charles Head |
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