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Miley Howe round barrow

England
List entry 1008581
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008581
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SE 54617 97053
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Miley Howe is a round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age burial landscape characteristic of the region. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, reflecting the social status and ritual observances of their time. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1008581, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in Yorkshire.

Miley Howe round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008581. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Miley Howe round barrow?

Miley Howe is a round barrow situated in Yorkshire, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age burial landscape characteristic of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008581.

Who is responsible for protecting Miley Howe round barrow?

Miley 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 1008581.

What other scheduled monuments are near Miley Howe round barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank (8 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone (8.1 km), Long barrow 400m NW of Steeple Cross (8.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank
8 km
Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone
8.1 km
Long barrow 400m NW of Steeple Cross
8.6 km
Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor
8.6 km
Round barrow on Little Arden Moor
8.8 km
Round barrow 500m east of Silver Hill Farm
9.3 km
Round barrow 150m north east of Silver Hill Farm
9.4 km
Round barrow, 50m south of Sour Leys Farm
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Miley Howe round barrow

Miley Howe round barrow stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Miley Howe round barrow

CatterickRoman town · ~20 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~20.9 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.5 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.5 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~19.8 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Wadworth, Yorkshire →
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