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Flat Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Yorkshire, England, representing a funerary monument of the second millennium BCE. The site comprises the earthwork remains of the burial mound itself, associated with the wayside cross base, which reflects later medieval or early modern use of the landscape feature. The barrow exemplifies the pattern of Bronze Age burial practice in northern England, where prominent earthworks served as enduring landmarks within the settlement pattern. The juxtaposition of the prehistoric barrow with the later cross base demonstrates the long continuity of significance attached to certain topographical points across successive periods of history.
Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017828. View the official record →
Flat Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Yorkshire, England, representing a funerary monument of the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017828.
Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base 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 1017828.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (6.9 km), Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House (7.1 km), Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base'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.
Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.