Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system

England
List entry 1008302
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008302
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
SE 76966 65158
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange is a Neolithic burial monument located in Yorkshire, England, designated on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1008302. The barrow represents a substantial earthwork from the prehistoric period, constructed as a communal burial structure typical of early farming communities in Britain. The monument's physical form incorporates elements of a later medieval field system, demonstrating how the ancient landscape feature remained a persistent element in the agricultural geography of the area through subsequent centuries. The survival of both the prehistoric burial mound and its integration with medieval land use patterns provides evidence of the long-term continuity and reuse of significant topographic features across multiple periods of occupation and land management.

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008302. View the official record →

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What is A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system?

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange is a Neolithic burial monument located in Yorkshire, England, designated on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1008302.

Who is responsible for protecting A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system?

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system 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 1008302.

What other scheduled monuments are near A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kitty Hill round barrow (8.7 km), Round barrow 200m east of farm on Garrowby Hill Top (9.2 km), Round barrow 350m west of Cot Nab Farm (9.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system

A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around A long barrow 120m north of Westow Grange, incorporating part of a medieval field system

YorkRoman town · ~13.3 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~17.7 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~7 miles