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Four square barrows in Wykeham Forest, 330m north of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age monument comprising four burial mounds located in the upland landscape of the North York Moors in Yorkshire. The barrows are of square form, a distinctive variant of Bronze Age mortuary monuments that appear to date from the later Bronze Age period. These earthworks represent evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns in the moorland environment during prehistoric times. The site forms part of a broader concentration of barrow monuments in this region, reflecting the importance of Wykeham Forest and surrounding areas as burial grounds during the Bronze Age.
Four square barrows in Wykeham Forest, 330m north of Loft Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017091. View the official record →
Four square barrows in Wykeham Forest, 330m north of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age monument comprising four burial mounds located in the upland landscape of the North York Moors in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017091.
Four square barrows in Wykeham Forest, 330m north of Loft Howe 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 1017091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (2.9 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (3 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (4.9 km).
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