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Long Roods round barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire, England. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork and represents an important archaeological monument of prehistoric date, likely constructed during the third or second millennium before the common era. Such round barrows typically served as burial monuments for individuals or small family groups of elevated social status, and their distribution across the Yorkshire landscape reflects patterns of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1010445.
Long Roods round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010445. View the official record →
Long Roods round barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010445.
Long Roods 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 1010445.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hellifield Peel (1.4 km), Enclosure on Steeling Hill (3.4 km), Site of the Old Hall (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long Roods 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.
Long Roods round barrow stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.