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Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm

England
List entry 1008139
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008139
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
TA 02832 86201
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically date between the late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, serving as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The site's survival as an identifiable archaeological feature contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Yorkshire landscape.

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008139. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm?

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008139.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm?

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House 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 1008139.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows, Staxton Brow (8.1 km), Staxton Brow entrenchment (8.2 km), Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold (8.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
8.1 km
Staxton Brow entrenchment
8.2 km
Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
8.4 km
Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow
8.6 km
Round barrow on Flixton Wold
8.6 km
Sharpe Howes, round barrows
8.7 km
Elf Howe round barrow
9 km
Two round barrows NW of Danebury Manor
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~3 miles
Domesday entry for Burton, Yorkshire →
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