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Greenlands barrow group is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising five bowl barrows situated on Toisland Wold, approximately 500 metres east of Toisland Farm in Yorkshire. The barrows represent typical examples of early Bronze Age burial practice, dating to the period roughly 2000 to 1500 BC, when such earthen mounds served as prominent markers for elite or community burials across the Yorkshire uplands. The group demonstrates the clustered distribution pattern characteristic of Bronze Age barrow cemeteries, with the individual mounds likely constructed over successive generations. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement organisation and ritual practice in the region.
Greenlands barrow group: five bowl barrows on Toisland Wold, 500m east of Toisland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007567. View the official record →
Greenlands barrow group is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising five bowl barrows situated on Toisland Wold, approximately 500 metres east of Toisland Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007567.
Greenlands barrow group: five bowl barrows on Toisland Wold, 500m east of Toisland Farm 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 1007567.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (8.3 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 450m NNE of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.4 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 350m north east of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.5 km).
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