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Ling Howe is a Neolithic long barrow located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the third millennium BCE. The monument consists of an earthen mound constructed to cover burials and ritual deposits, typical of the long barrow tradition that flourished across Britain during the early Neolithic period. Such monuments served as communal burial places and functioned as territorial markers within the landscape for the settled farming communities of the time. Ling Howe remains an important archaeological record of early agricultural society and mortuary practice in northern England.
Ling Howe long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015306. View the official record →
Ling Howe is a Neolithic long barrow located in Yorkshire, England, dating to the third millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015306.
Ling Howe long 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 1015306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ella Hill round barrow (1 km), Four round barrows 780m north east of Littlewood Lodge (2 km), Three round barrows 800m north east of Littlewood Lodge (2.1 km).
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