Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEsh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn

Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn

England
List entry 1011576
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011576
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.18 hectares
Grid reference
SE 95933 68927
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn?

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).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn

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.

The wider landscape

Around Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~9.2 milesYorkRoman town · ~24.6 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~17.1 miles