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Greenlands Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on Sleights Moor in North Yorkshire. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments recorded across the moor, reflecting the importance of the landscape for burial practices during the Bronze Age period. Like other barrows in the region, it would have served as a focal point for ritual activity and the interment of individuals of social standing within their communities. The site is protected as a scheduled monument due to its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in northern England.
'Greenlands Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004890. View the official record →
Greenlands Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on Sleights Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004890.
'Greenlands Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor 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 1004890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm (9.2 km), Cross ridge dyke known as Gallows Dike and three round barrows 330m south west of Glebe Farm (9.6 km), Round barrow 660m south west of Glebe Farm (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 'Greenlands Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor'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.
'Greenlands Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.