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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. The barrow is a low earthen mound of characteristic bowl form, representing a burial tradition widely practiced in Britain during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods, though specific archaeological investigation of this particular barrow has not been extensively documented in readily available sources. The site forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments on Birdsall Wold, reflecting the ritual and commemorative practices of Bronze Age communities in this region of northern England.
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 →
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007571.
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.
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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