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Gallow Howe cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located 270 metres east of Ivy Hall in Yorkshire. The site comprises a collection of stone cairns distributed across a scheduled area of 0.47 hectares. It is situated on bedrock of the Ravenscar Group, comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits formed during the Bathonian period of the Jurassic era. These local stone resources would have been readily available to the communities who constructed the cairns, likely during the second millennium BC.
Cairnfields of this type typically represent cemeteries or ritual landscapes where multiple burials were marked by mounds of stone gathered from the surrounding terrain. The grouped arrangement at Gallow Howe suggests a focused area of funerary or ceremonial significance. The site's location in Yorkshire places it within a region rich in Bronze Age monument distributions, where such cairnfields often occupy upland or marginal landscapes.
The monument is scheduled by Historic England (reference 1017830) in recognition of its archaeological importance and potential to yield evidence about Bronze Age burial practices and land use. The cairns themselves may contain cremated remains, pottery or other artefactual evidence. The site's preservation is integral to understanding the ritual and settlement patterns of prehistoric Yorkshire communities.
Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017830. View the official record →
Gallow Howe cairnfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument located 270 metres east of Ivy Hall in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017830.
Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall 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 1017830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Flat Howe round barrow (7.1 km), Blakey Howe round barrow (7.6 km), Little Blakey Howe round barrow (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.