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Oval barrow on Elm Ledge is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in the upland landscape north of Clither Beck Farm in Yorkshire. The monument takes the form of an oval earthwork characteristic of barrow construction during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, when such mounds served as communal or individual burial sites. Its positioning on Elm Ledge reflects the prehistoric preference for prominent locations in the landscape, which may have held topographical or ritual significance for the communities that built it. The barrow represents an important archaeological record of early burial practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire uplands.
Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018751. View the official record →
Oval barrow on Elm Ledge is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in the upland landscape north of Clither Beck Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018751.
Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm 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 1018751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm (7.9 km), Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor (8.8 km), Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm'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.
Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.