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Hanging Grimston barrow group is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 650 metres south-west of Thixendale Grange in the Wolds of Yorkshire. The monument comprises a bowl barrow, a distinctive mounded earthwork representing one of the most common forms of burial cairn constructed during the prehistoric period on the British chalk uplands. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial places and reflect the ritual and social practices of early agricultural communities. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1008481 as a protected ancient monument of archaeological significance.
Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m south west of Thixendale Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008481. View the official record →
Hanging Grimston barrow group is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 650 metres south-west of Thixendale Grange in the Wolds of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008481.
Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m south west of Thixendale Grange 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 1008481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m north-west of Cobdale Farm (8.2 km), Round barrow 360m south-west of High Barn Farm (8.3 km), Round barrow 380m south-west of High Barn Farm (8.4 km).
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