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Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm

England
List entry 1008136
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008136
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
TA 02148 86498
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound with a bowl-shaped profile, characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in northern England. Such monuments typically date from the second millennium BC and served as prominent markers for elite or significant burials within their communities. The barrow's survival to the present day, despite centuries of agricultural activity, reflects its substantial original construction and enduring archaeological value as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in the region.

Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008136. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm?

Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008136.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm?

Bowl barrow 550m north north west 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 1008136.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Star Carr Early Mesolithic settlement site, 960m NNW of Woodhouse Farm (5.5 km), Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of) (7 km), Staxton Brow entrenchment (8.3 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Star Carr Early Mesolithic settlement site, 960m NNW of Woodhouse Farm
5.5 km
Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of)
7 km
Staxton Brow entrenchment
8.3 km
Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
8.3 km
Round barrow on Flixton Wold
8.9 km
Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
8.9 km
Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow
9.2 km
Sharpe Howes, round barrows
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm

Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 550m north north west of Moor House Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~2.8 miles
Domesday entry for Falsgrave, Yorkshire →
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