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Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn

England
List entry 1011582
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011582
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SE 91806 74965
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Heslerton Brow barrow group is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 250 metres north-west of Wold Barn in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a common burial mound form characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically consisted of earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains and often formed clusters within the landscape, reflecting sustained use of burial grounds across generations. The barrow group is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire Wolds region.

Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011582. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn?

Heslerton Brow barrow group is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 250 metres north-west of Wold Barn in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011582.

Who is responsible for protecting Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn?

Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn 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 1011582.

What other scheduled monuments are near Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation (5.8 km), Thirkleby medieval settlement adjacent to Thirkleby Manor (6.4 km), Two round barrows 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Duggleby High Barn (6.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation
5.8 km
Thirkleby medieval settlement adjacent to Thirkleby Manor
6.4 km
Two round barrows 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Duggleby High Barn
6.7 km
Esh's round barrow: a long barrow and later bowl barrow 400m north of Cross Thorns Barn
7.3 km
Kirby Grindalythe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of St Andrew's Church
7.7 km
Long barrow 650m south-east of Cross Thorns Barn
8.3 km
Three bowl barrows 200m west of Belle Vue Farm
8.5 km
Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn

Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Heslerton Brow barrow group: a bowl barrow 250m north-west of Wold Barn

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~6.9 milesYorkRoman town · ~24.3 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Heslerton, Yorkshire →
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