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Esh's round barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located approximately 400 metres north of Cross Thorns Barn in Yorkshire, England. The site demonstrates a complex construction history, comprising both a long barrow of Neolithic date and a later bowl barrow of Bronze Age date, indicating successive use of the location for burial purposes across different prehistoric periods. The monument's dual character makes it archaeologically significant as evidence of continuity in funerary practice across several millennia. The barrow is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1011576.
Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011576. View the official record →
Esh's round barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located approximately 400 metres north of Cross Thorns Barn in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011576.
Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn 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 1011576.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 200m west of Belle Vue Farm (1.7 km), Linear earthwork north east of Collingwood Farm (2.6 km), Round barrow 700m north east of Collingwood Farm (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn'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.
Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.