Monument details
| HER Number: | 1632/1/1 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Eastern bowl barrow at Knights Low |
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Summary
This Bronze Age Round Barrow is a Scheduled Monument. It is a conical hill about that lies on the sloping valley side in Knightslow Wood.
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: | LYME HANDLEY, 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 22581: Eastern Bowl Barrow At Knights Low |
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