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Loose Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Yorkshire, England. The monument represents a burial mound of a type commonly constructed during the Bronze Age, when such earthworks served as prominent markers for elite interments within the landscape. The barrow survives as an earthen mound, characteristic of funerary monuments from this period that would have been visible across considerable distances in the ancient terrain. Like other round barrows in Yorkshire, Loose Howe forms part of the archaeological record documenting Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Loose Howe round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018989. View the official record →
Loose Howe is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018989.
Loose 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 1018989.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone (7.2 km), Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross (7.4 km), High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge (7.9 km).
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