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Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge

England
List entry 1007401
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007401
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.84 hectares
Grid reference
SE 95511 37805
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Yorkshire. The barrows are characteristic of the prehistoric burial tradition practised across northern England during the Bronze Age, when prominent individuals and their grave goods were interred beneath earthen mounds. The site comprises five separate burial mounds arranged within the landscape, representing a concentrated cemetery of this period. Such barrow groups are significant for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and funerary practices in the Yorkshire region.

Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007401. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge?

Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007401.

Who is responsible for protecting Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge?

Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge 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 1007401.

What other scheduled monuments are near Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge (0.1 km), Three round barrows 800m north east of Littlewood Lodge (0.1 km), Round barrow 900m north east of Littlewood Lodge (0.2 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge
0.1 km
Three round barrows 800m north east of Littlewood Lodge
0.1 km
Round barrow 900m north east of Littlewood Lodge
0.2 km
Four round barrows 780m north east of Littlewood Lodge
0.3 km
Round barrow 1000m north east of Littlewood Lodge
0.3 km
Round barrow 100m south of Cow Wold Road
0.8 km
Ella Hill round barrow
1.2 km
Ling Howe long barrow
2.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge

Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge

YorkRoman town · ~23.6 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~18.1 miles
Domesday entry for Hunsley, Yorkshire →
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