Monument record 1604/0/1 - Bronze Age Bowl Barrow, Charles Head

<1> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, 4/36-37 Wroe P 1976 (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

Bronze Age barrow near Charles Head Farm, Rainow. Overlain by a stone wall.

<2> Barnatt J, 1989, Peak District Barrow Survey, /22:8 (Unpublished Report). SCH2591.

1988 survey records bowl barrow 14.5m x 13m on ridge top and measuring 0.9m high from the north and 1.2 - 1.3m elsewhere downslope. Possibly built on slight knoll and low slope to the south may be natural rather than spread. The mound is crossed by a wall and north of this is a deep pit possibly representing an undocumented excavation. Barrow mainly undisturbed and possibly retains intact deposits.

<3> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), 23613 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.

The monument is a bowl barrow at Charles Head located on the crest of a ridge 260m west-north-west of Charles Head Farm. It includes an oval mound of earth and stones up to 1.3m high with maximum dimensions of 14.5m by 13m. The barrow is crossed by a drystone wall, to the north of which is a central rectangular hollow and linear trench indicating unrecorded limited investigation. The drystone wall crossing the barrow is excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath the wall is included.

<4> Peak District National Park Archaeology Service, Various, Scheduled Ancient Monument Monitoring Form (Unpublished Document). SCH4989.

Between 2005 and 2014 this monument has been visited 4 times by Peak District National Park rangers to monitor its condition. The site lies on grassland grazed by sheep. On 09/04/2005 it was observed that the northern half of the barrow containing the hollow and linear trench has extensive exposed stones, not all of which are of fallen walling stone. No apparent threat to the southern half of the barrow was noted. Regular monitoring recommended. The site was revisited in 2008, 2011 and 2014, its condition remained unchanged.