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Green Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork mound typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as prominent markers for elite or significant individuals within the landscape. The barrow remains visible as an archaeological feature, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary customs and settlement patterns in the region. As a scheduled monument, Green Howe represents an important example of Yorkshire's Bronze Age heritage.
Green Howe round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015762. View the official record →
Green Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015762.
Green Howe 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 1015762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monastic grange belonging to Rievaulx Abbey at Laskill Farm (8.4 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor (9.1 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Green Howe round barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Green Howe round barrow stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.