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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale. The barrow takes the form of a low earthen mound with a characteristic bowl-shaped profile, typical of funerary monuments constructed across the English uplands during the later prehistoric period. Such monuments served as focal points for ritual and communal burial practices, often marking significant family or clan territories within the landscape. The site's survival on Birdsall Wold contributes to understanding the pattern of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity across the Yorkshire Wolds.
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007442. View the official record →
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007442.
A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale 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 1007442.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.2 km), Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.4 km), Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.