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The Iron Age barrow group northeast of Middleton on the Wolds is a scheduled ancient monument comprising burial mounds of Iron Age date located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site represents part of the broader Iron Age burial tradition characteristic of the Yorkshire Wolds, a region notable for its concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments. Such barrow groups typically reflect the social stratification and ritual practices of Iron Age communities, with individual mounds marking the graves of significant individuals or family groups. The monuments survive as earthwork features within the landscape and remain of archaeological importance for understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Iron Age Yorkshire.
Iron Age barrow group NE of Middleton on the Wolds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003597. View the official record →
The Iron Age barrow group northeast of Middleton on the Wolds is a scheduled ancient monument comprising burial mounds of Iron Age date located in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Iron Age barrow group NE of Middleton on the Wolds 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 1003597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 430m north west of High Gardham Farm (9.1 km), Round barrow 430m north-west of High Gardham Farm (9.2 km), Two round barrows 600m north-west of High Gardham Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age barrow group NE of Middleton on the Wolds's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Iron Age barrow group NE of Middleton on the Wolds stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.