Round Loaf
{{short description|Late Neolithic or Bronze Age tumulus on Anglezarke Moor, England}}
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|image = roundloafcairn.jpg
|caption = The cairn on Round Loaf on Anglezarke Moor, looking towards Winter Hill
|alt = a large pile of stones in a grassy area with a large hill looming in the background
|location = Near Anglezarke and Chorley
|region = Lancashire, England
|coordinates = {{coord|53|39|32.5|N|2|32|57.29|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|type = Round barrow
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|epochs = Neolithic or Bronze Age
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|condition = intact
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|map_caption = Location in Chorley Borough##Location in Lancashire
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Round Loaf is a Late Neolithic or Bronze Age tumulus on Anglezarke Moor in the West Pennine Moors near Chorley in Lancashire, England. The bowl barrow is a scheduled monument considered to be of national importance. It was first scheduled in March 1954.{{NHLE |num= 1008904|desc= Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor |access-date= 8 February 2015 |mode=cs2}} The structure is aligned between Great Hill and Pikestones.
Background
Round Loaf is one of 10,000 bowl barrows constructed between the Late Neolithic period and the late-Bronze Age (2400 - 1500 BC). They are funerary monuments in the form of earth or rubble mounds covering single or multiple burials. Some were surrounded by a ditch. Some are in isolated locations as is Round Loaf and some are grouped in cemeteries. They vary in size and regional variations show a range of different burial practices.
Description
Round Loaf occupies a prominent landmark position on Anglezarke Moor. Some erosion has occurred on its summit. It has not been excavated and its archaeology is possibly undisturbed. The ancient monument includes an oval mound measuring 73 metres from north to south and 66 metres from east to west. It is constructed of earth and small stones to a height of from 3.6 to 5.5 metres. Flakes of flint have been found on the mound's summit.
See also
Notes and references
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External links
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- [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=53.65906,-2.549043&spn=0.007197,0.019655&t=k&om=0 Round Loaf on Google Maps]
- [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7626 Photographs of Round Loaf at Megalithic Portal]
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Category:Populated places established in the 2nd millennium BC
Category:Scheduled monuments in Lancashire
Category:Stone Age sites in England
Category:Neolithic settlements
Category:Archaeological sites in Lancashire
Category:Barrows in the United Kingdom
Category:Bronze Age sites in Lancashire
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