Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm

England
List entry 1007498
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Overview

History & significance

Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Hanging Grimston Wold in North Yorkshire, situated approximately fifty metres north-west of Stone Sleights Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary monument characteristic of the period, when such burial mounds were constructed across the chalk and limestone uplands of Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork comprising a circular mound, though it has been subject to erosion and modification over the millennia since its original construction. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the archaeological landscape of the Wolds and contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007498. View the official record →

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What is Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm?

Aldro earthworks is a bowl barrow located on Hanging Grimston Wold in North Yorkshire, situated approximately fifty metres north-west of Stone Sleights Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007498.

Who is responsible for protecting Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm?

Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m 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 1007498.

What other scheduled monuments are near Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 50m north-west of Stone Sleights Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (9 km), Round barrow 390m south-west of High Barn Farm (9.5 km), Round barrow 320m south-west of High Barn Farm (9.6 km).

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