Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm

England
List entry 1007457
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Birdsall Wold in North Yorkshire, situated approximately eighty metres north-east of Aldro Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial mound constructed during the second millennium before the present era. The barrow survives as an earthwork with a characteristic bowl-shaped form, typical of funerary monuments of this period across the Yorkshire Wolds. As a Bronze Age burial site, it provides evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region, forming part of the wider distribution of barrows that define the Bronze Age landscape of the Wolds.

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007457. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm?

Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Birdsall Wold in North Yorkshire, situated approximately eighty metres north-east of Aldro Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007457.

Who is responsible for protecting Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm?

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro 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 1007457.

What other scheduled monuments are near Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 80m north-east of Aldro Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.9 km), Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (8.2 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 350m north east of Pasture Dale Plantation (9.3 km).

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