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Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across prehistoric Britain. Bowl barrows typically date to the Bronze Age, roughly 2200 to 700 BC, and served as burial mounds for individuals of some status within their communities. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region.
Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007738. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007738.
Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads 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 1007738.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture (2.8 km), Two round barrows SE of Pasture Farm (3.4 km), Section of linear earthwork in Pasture Plantation (3.5 km).
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