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A Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank is a Bronze Age funerary and territorial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a cluster of burial mounds typical of the Bronze Age period, alongside a linear earthwork in the form of a cross ridge dyke, which may have functioned as a territorial boundary or stock management feature. The round barrows represent the burial practices of Bronze Age communities, whilst the dyke reflects the importance of land division and control during this period. The monument group demonstrates the relationship between funerary monuments and landscape organisation in prehistoric Yorkshire.
Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010528. View the official record →
A Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank is a Bronze Age funerary and territorial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010528.
Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank 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 1010528.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (7.5 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (7.7 km), Roulston Scar Iron Age promontory fort (7.9 km).
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