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Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Yorkshire Wolds near Horsedale Plantation. The monument takes the form of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type across prehistoric Britain. Such barrows typically date from the Bronze Age and served as burial places, often containing inhumed or cremated remains accompanied by grave goods. The site's position on the Wolds reflects the broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity across the chalk uplands of Yorkshire.
Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 500m NNW of Horsedale Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013854. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Yorkshire Wolds near Horsedale Plantation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013854.
Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 500m NNW of Horsedale Plantation 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 1013854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.8 km), Round barrow 930m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.8 km), Two round barrows 820m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 500m NNW of Horsedale Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 500m NNW of Horsedale Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.