Scheduled Monument: Bowl Barrow 120m North-East of Rose Farm (1007389)

EXTRACT FROM ENGLISH HERITAGE'S RECORD OF SCHEDULED MONUMENTS MONUMENT: Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose Farm PARISH: CODDINGTON DISTRICT: CHESTER COUNTY: CHESHIRE NATIONAL MONUMENT NO: 22588 NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE(S): SJ45275526 DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT The monument is a bowl barrow located on flat land 120m north-east of Rose Farm. It includes a flat-topped mound of red sand 32m in diameter and up to 2.5m high. Surrounding the barrow is a ditch 7m wide and 0.5m deep. Limited antiquarian investigation of the barrow located 'articles of some sort' including layers of bones. A telegraph pole on the monument's southern side is excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath the telegraph pole is included. ASSESSMENT OF IMPORTANCE Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of protection. Despite limited antiquarian investigation, the bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose Farm survives reasonably well. This investigation located human remains, and further evidence of interments and grave goods will exist within the mound and upon the old landsurface beneath. SCHEDULING HISTORY Monument included in the Schedule on 6th August 1974 as: COUNTY/NUMBER: Cheshire 94 NAME: Mound 260 yds (230m) NE of Rose Farm The reference of this monument is now: NATIONAL MONUMENT NUMBER: 22588 NAME: Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose Farm SCHEDULING AFFIRMED ON 13th September 1993