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How Tallon round barrow and cup marked stones is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England, which forms part of the archaeological landscape characteristic of upland burial practices during the second millennium BC. The site comprises a round barrow, the primary earthwork monument, alongside cup marked stones, a form of ritual or symbolic rock art that appears across prehistoric Britain. The cup marks themselves, small concave depressions pecked into stone surfaces, remain undated with precision but are often associated with Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual activity. The site's location within Yorkshire's upland zones reflects the settlement and burial patterns of prehistoric communities who utilised these areas for ceremonial and funerary purposes.
How Tallon round barrow and cup marked stones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010540. View the official record →
How Tallon round barrow and cup marked stones is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England, which forms part of the archaeological landscape characteristic of upland burial practices during the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010540.
How Tallon round barrow and cup marked stones 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 1010540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marrick Cupola lead smeltmill, 160m east of Reels Head Farm (8.7 km), Bowl barrow at Swale Hall (9.1 km), Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House (9.2 km).
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How Tallon round barrow and cup marked stones stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.