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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow is a prehistoric burial mound located approximately one kilometre north-east of Toisland Farm in Yorkshire. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a common form of funerary monument constructed during this period across northern England. Bowl barrows are characterised by their simple hemispherical earthwork form, typically comprising a mound of soil and stone raised over a central burial or burials. This example survives as an upstanding earthwork and contributes to understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire landscape.
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 1km north-east of Toisland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007531. View the official record →
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow is a prehistoric burial mound located approximately one kilometre north-east of Toisland Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007531.
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 1km north-east of Toisland Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke west of Far Out Field, Millington Wold (8.3 km), Round barrow 250m south of Callis Wold Farm (8.3 km), Sections of linear boundary dyke in Frendal Dale, Tun Dale, and Great Plantation, between Millington and Huggate Wolds (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 1km north-east of Toisland Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 1km north-east of Toisland Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.