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Gallow Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial activity characteristic of the region during the second millennium BC. Such monuments typically contained burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and represent significant investment in commemorating the dead within Bronze Age society. The site's survival and scheduling as a protected monument reflect its archaeological importance for understanding mortuary practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric Yorkshire.
Gallow Hill round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008577. View the official record →
Gallow Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008577.
Gallow Hill round barrow 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 1008577.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (7.6 km), Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm (8 km), Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor Plantation (8 km).
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