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Elf Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument represents a burial mound of the type commonly erected during the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as prominent landscape markers and repositories for the deceased. Round barrows of this class are significant archaeological features that contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns, ritual practices, and territorial organisation across northern England. The site's survival as a discrete earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of prehistoric funerary customs in the Yorkshire landscape.
Elf Howe round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004091. View the official record →
Elf Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004091.
Elf Howe round barrow 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 1004091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and archery butt 231m south-west of Wold Newton Church (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 130m south-east of Bridge Farm (4.7 km), Willy Howe round barrow (5.3 km).
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