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Danes Hills square barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located approximately three hundred metres south of Adamson Farm in Yorkshire. The cemetery consists of a group of square barrows, a distinctive funerary monument type characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern England. Square barrows of this kind typically date to the early to middle Bronze Age and represent an important evolution in burial practice, reflecting both changing religious beliefs and social organisation among Bronze Age communities. The site forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary activity documented across Yorkshire's prehistoric landscape.
Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018603. View the official record →
Danes Hills square barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located approximately three hundred metres south of Adamson Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018603.
Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson Farm 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 1018603.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm (0.5 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm (0.5 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church (0.8 km).
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