Brown Low

Brown Low is a bowl barrow most likely dating to the Bronze Age. An earth and stone mound survives east of Marple, Greater Manchester (grid reference SJ98829092). It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.^[1][2] The mound was partially excavated by the Rev William Marriott in 1809,^{[3]: 374–391} who discovered fragments of burnt stones and cremated bones, as well as a preserved acorn.^[1] Marriott also describes the finding of a funerary urn in an adjacent barrow during an unauthorised excavation.^{[3]: 377, 383} Brown Low is on private land, just east of a public footpath running off Sandy Lane.^[4][5]

Brown Low

Map showing the location of Brown Low within Greater Manchester.

See also

• Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester