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Hedon Howe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The tumulus survives as an earthwork monument of archaeological significance, representing the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period when such barrows served as prominent burial structures within the landscape. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its protected status and recognized importance to the archaeological record of the region. Such burial mounds typically contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though specific details of the contents and precise dimensions of Hedon Howe would require reference to detailed archaeological surveys.
Hedon Howe tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005487. View the official record →
Hedon Howe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005487.
Hedon Howe tumulus 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 1005487.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 300m north-east of farm on Garrowby Hill Top (9.8 km), Round barrow 100m north west of farm on Garrowby Hill Top (9.9 km), Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hedon Howe tumulus'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.
Hedon Howe tumulus stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.