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Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four square-ditched barrows located on Westwood Common in Yorkshire. The barrows are characteristic of the Bronze Age period and represent an important grouping of burial structures from this era. The square-ditched form indicates a date within the Bronze Age, when such monumental burials were a significant feature of the funerary landscape. The monument survives as an archaeological site of regional importance, preserving evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in Yorkshire.
Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013994. View the official record →
Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four square-ditched barrows located on Westwood Common in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013994.
Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill 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 1013994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm (2.2 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (2.3 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Bentley cross (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Group of four square barrows on Westwood Common, 200m north west of Blackmill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.