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Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir

England
List entry 1013861
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013861
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SE 85791 57071
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds near Watermanhole Reservoir. The barrow survives as a earthen mound of typical bowl barrow form, a common burial type constructed during the Bronze Age across the British uplands. Such monuments were created as communal or individual burial places and frequently contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The site is situated within a landscape rich in prehistoric archaeology, characteristic of the Wolds region which contains numerous barrows and other Bronze Age remains.

Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013861. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir?

Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds near Watermanhole Reservoir. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013861.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir?

Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir 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 1013861.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 600m west of Newcote Farm (6.4 km), Site of Warter Augustinian Priory (6.7 km), Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (7.1 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 600m west of Newcote Farm
6.4 km
Site of Warter Augustinian Priory
6.7 km
Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm
7.1 km
Round barrow 930m north east of Dalton Gates Farm
7.1 km
Two round barrows 820m north east of Dalton Gates Farm
7.1 km
Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe Farm
7.4 km
Bowl barrow 720m NNW of Farberry Garth Farm
8 km
Bowl barrow 760m NNE of Farberry Garth Farm
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir

Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 400m NNW of Watermanhole Reservoir

YorkRoman town · ~16.2 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~18.3 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~8.6 miles
Domesday entry for Greenwick, Yorkshire →
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