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Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, approximately 400 metres north-west of Stone Sleights Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary structure typical of the period, constructed as a burial mound with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile. The barrow survives as an earthwork feature within the wider landscape of Hanging Grimston Wold, an area rich in prehistoric archaeology. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the archaeological heritage of the Yorkshire Wolds and contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in northern England.
Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 400m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007496. View the official record →
Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, approximately 400 metres north-west of Stone Sleights Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007496.
Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 400m north-west of Stone Sleights 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 1007496.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.6 km), Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (9.4 km), Round barrow 390m south-west of High Barn Farm (9.9 km).
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