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Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Sneaton High Moor in Yorkshire. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, which served as burial sites during the prehistoric period. Its presence on the high moor reflects the Bronze Age and earlier use of upland regions for ritual and sepulchral purposes. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the heritage designation system, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in the North York Moors.
Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) on Sneaton High Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009854. View the official record →
Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Sneaton High Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009854.
Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) on Sneaton High Moor 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 1009854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thompson's Rigg cairnfield, including a platform cairn, round burial cairns, hollow ways, a standing stone, associated round barrows and a ring cairn (8.5 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features centred 500m north east of High Bride Stones (9 km), East Toft Dike: a cross dyke 720m south and 680m south west of Little Marfit Head (9.1 km).
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