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Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising two distinct features of different periods. The bowl barrow represents Bronze Age funerary practice, a common earthwork type found across the Wold landscape of Yorkshire. The archery butt, a later addition, reflects the medieval or post-medieval requirement for commoners to practise archery for military preparedness. The two features together illustrate the long continuity of land use at this location across millennia.
Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007740. View the official record →
Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising two distinct features of different periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007740.
Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church 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 1007740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Swaythorpe medieval settlement (4 km), Standing stone known as the Rudston Monolith (7.3 km), Roman villa site (7.6 km).
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