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Hood Hill shaft mounds is a Neolithic ritual or ceremonial site located near Hood Hill Farm in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a series of shaft structures, characteristic of Neolithic deep shafts that may have served purposes connected to water management, ritual deposition, or symbolic functions. Such shafts are recognised as significant archaeological features of the Neolithic period in Britain, indicating sophisticated knowledge of construction and purposeful investment of labour. The site's survival as an earthwork monument makes it an important record of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire region.
Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017747. View the official record →
Hood Hill shaft mounds is a Neolithic ritual or ceremonial site located near Hood Hill Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017747.
Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm 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 1017747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane (5.4 km), Kimberworth Manor moated site (5.7 km), Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top) (6 km).
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