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Bowl barrow in Towthorpe Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Towthorpe High Barn in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork with a raised central mound typical of bowl barrow construction, a funerary monument form common across northern England during the prehistoric period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites and represent important evidence of settlement patterns and burial practices in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference NHLE 1013714, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture.
Bowl barrow in Towthorpe Plantation, 400m north west of Towthorpe High Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013714. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Towthorpe Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Towthorpe High Barn in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013714.
Bowl barrow in Towthorpe Plantation, 400m north west of Towthorpe High Barn 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 1013714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation (8.1 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 450m NNE of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.9 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 500m north of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.9 km).
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