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Leaf Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork mound characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice in northern England, dating to approximately the second millennium BCE. As a scheduled ancient monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, it represents the funerary traditions of prehistoric communities in the region. The barrow's preservation contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual landscapes across the Yorkshire moorlands.
Leaf Howe round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018410. View the official record →
Leaf Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018410.
Leaf Howe round 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 1018410.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 440m north of Blansby Park Farm (8.5 km), Two round barrows 400m south west of West Farm (8.6 km), The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Leaf Howe round barrow'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.
Leaf Howe round barrow stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.