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High Wood bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow form, a burial type that became prevalent in Britain during the Early Bronze Age, roughly 2100-1500 BCE. Bowl barrows typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as territorial markers for local communities. High Wood bowl barrow contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire landscape.
High Wood bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010446. View the official record →
High Wood bowl barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010446.
High Wood bowl barrow 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 1010446.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill (6.9 km), Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm (7 km), Rock with one cup at the base of a wall, 250m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill (7.1 km).
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