Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMiddleton Heights round barrow

Middleton Heights round barrow

England
List entry 1003258
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Middleton Heights round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and represents a burial practice characteristic of the second millennium before Christ, when such mounds were constructed to inter the dead and serve as territorial or dynastic markers in the landscape. The barrow's survival and preservation make it an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture from the Bronze Age period.

Middleton Heights round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003258. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Middleton Heights round barrow?

Middleton Heights round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003258.

Who is responsible for protecting Middleton Heights round barrow?

Middleton Heights 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 1003258.

What other scheduled monuments are near Middleton Heights round barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (3.1 km), Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (3.3 km), Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle (3.4 km).

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