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Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill

England
List entry 1015310
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015310
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
TA 01514 57239
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow takes the form of a simple hemispherical mound characteristic of Early Bronze Age burial practices, dating to approximately 2000 to 1500 BCE. Such monuments were constructed to cover single or multiple inhumations, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the social status of the deceased. The site's survival to the present day, despite agricultural activity in the surrounding landscape, testifies to the enduring presence of Bronze Age funerary traditions in the Yorkshire region.

Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015310. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill?

Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015310.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill?

Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill 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 1015310.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastern bowl barrow of a pair, 350m south east of Springwell Farm (1.7 km), Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm (1.8 km), Site of deserted village of Sunderlandwick (2.2 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
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Eastern bowl barrow of a pair, 350m south east of Springwell Farm
1.7 km
Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm
1.8 km
Site of deserted village of Sunderlandwick
2.2 km
Site of deserted village of Eastburn
2.9 km
Eastern bowl barrow of a pair at crossroads east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm
3.6 km
Western bowl barrow of a pair east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm
3.7 km
Round barrow 700m south of Low Farm
5 km
Round barrow 750m south of Low Farm
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill

Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill

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