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Hanging Grimston barrow group is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds, approximately 650 metres south-south-west of Thixendale Grange. The site comprises a bowl barrow, the most common form of burial mound of the Bronze Age period, constructed as a low earthen mound over a central burial or burials. Such barrows, typically dating to the second millennium BCE, represent significant archaeological evidence for prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in northern England. The monument's survival and designation reflect its importance as a record of Bronze Age society in the region.
Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m SSW of Thixendale Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008480. View the official record →
Hanging Grimston barrow group is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Yorkshire Wolds, approximately 650 metres south-south-west of Thixendale Grange. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008480.
Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m SSW 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 1008480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m north-west of Cobdale Farm (7.7 km), Round barrow 380m south-west of High Barn Farm (7.8 km), Round barrow 100m SW of Cobdale Farm (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m SSW of Thixendale Grange's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 650m SSW of Thixendale Grange stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.