© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Birdsall Wold approximately one kilometre north-west of Brown Moor Farm in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a typical example of the burial mounds that characterise this period across the Yorkshire Wolds. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork, comprising a circular mound of soil and stone that would have originally contained cremated or inhumed remains accompanied by grave goods, reflecting the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities. Its survival and scheduled protection recognise its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region.
Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 1km north-west of Brown Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007495. View the official record →
Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Birdsall Wold approximately one kilometre north-west of Brown Moor Farm in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007495.
Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 1km north-west of Brown Moor 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 1007495.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth. (7.1 km), Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.5 km), Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (8.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 1km north-west of Brown Moor Farm