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Gallows Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of round barrows constructed during the second millennium BCE, a period when such monuments served as burial places for individuals of elevated social status. Like many Yorkshire barrows, it represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape and burial practices of the Bronze Age communities that inhabited the region. The monument's survival to the present day, despite agricultural use and development pressures over subsequent millennia, makes it a valuable archaeological resource for understanding ancient funerary customs and settlement patterns.
Gallows Hill round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016737. View the official record →
Gallows Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016737.
Gallows 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 1016737.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Fox Hill (3.5 km), St Martin's collegiate church and medieval standing cross, Lowthorpe (4.3 km), Medieval hall and settlement remains immediately west of St John's Church (4.9 km).
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