Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm

Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm

England
List entry 1008933
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Yorkshire Wolds. The barrow is a circular earthwork of characteristic bowl form, comprising a raised mound surrounded by a slight peripheral ditch, typical of funerary structures erected during the second millennium BC. Such monuments commonly contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, reflecting the ritual practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork on the open downland landscape where numerous comparable monuments indicate intensive ritual use of the Wolds during prehistory.

Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008933. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm?

Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008933.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm?

Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold 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 1008933.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 550m north east of Goodmanham Wold Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 550m south east of Newbald Lodge (6.9 km), Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge (7 km), Round barrow 900m north east of Littlewood Lodge (8.5 km).

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