Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm

A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm

England
List entry 1007571
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England
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Overview

History & significance

A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds. The barrow consists of a circular mound with a central burial deposit, characteristic of the bowl barrow form that was prevalent in Britain during the Bronze Age. It survives as an upstanding earthwork on the open downland of the Wolds, forming part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1007571 and represents an important example of ritual and burial practice from the second millennium before the present era.

A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007571. View the official record →

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What is A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm?

A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007571.

Who is responsible for protecting A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm?

A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture 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 1007571.

What other scheduled monuments are near A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.9 km), Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.9 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 350m north east of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.5 km).

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