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High Woof Howe is a round barrow located at Derwent Head Rigg in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument survives as an earthen burial mound and represents a characteristic funerary structure of the prehistoric period, when such barrows served as prominent landscape features marking the graves of significant community members. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1019375, indicating its recognised archaeological importance and protected status. The barrow's survival in the upland terrain of Yorkshire contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in the northern regions of England.
High Woof Howe round barrow at Derwent Head Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019375. View the official record →
High Woof Howe is a round barrow located at Derwent Head Rigg in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019375.
High Woof Howe round barrow at Derwent Head Rigg 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 1019375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oxmoor and Givendale Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated features (9.5 km), Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm (9.6 km), Round barrow 530m south east of High Scamridge Farm (9.6 km).
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High Woof Howe round barrow at Derwent Head Rigg stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.