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Duggleby Howe is a Neolithic round barrow and burial monument located near Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial mound with an interrupted ditch enclosure and associated ring ditches, characteristic of Neolithic barrow complexes of the fourth millennium BCE. Excavations have revealed it to be a significant mortuary site with evidence of multiple burials and ritual deposits, reflecting its importance as a communal burial place during the Neolithic period. The monument's interrupted ditch, a distinctive feature of certain Neolithic enclosures, suggests careful ritual planning in its construction and use.
Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004179. View the official record →
Duggleby Howe is a Neolithic round barrow and burial monument located near Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004179.
Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches 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 1004179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of a single and double linear boundary dyke in Horse Dale, and the junctions of Holm Dale and Harper Dale, north west of Northfield Farm (9.5 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Wold, 460m WNW of western corner of Horsedale Plantation (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 780m north east of Watermanhole Reservoir (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches'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.
Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.