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Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common is a Bronze Age barrow located on Roomer Common in Yorkshire. The site comprises both an earthwork camp and a burial mound, representing successive phases of prehistoric activity. The tumulus itself is characteristic of Bronze Age funerary monuments, constructed to mark a high-status burial or series of burials. The associated camp element indicates the site held significance beyond its mortuary function, potentially serving ritual or ceremonial purposes during the Bronze Age period.
Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004882. View the official record →
Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common is a Bronze Age barrow located on Roomer Common in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004882.
Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common 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 1004882.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp 250m west of Hill Top Farm (1.5 km), Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard (1.8 km), Market cross in Masham (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common'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.
Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.