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Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known locally as Giants' Graves, is a group of earthwork monuments located in Yorkshire. These ridge-and-furrow cultivation features and associated burial mounds date from the medieval period, reflecting patterns of agricultural management and land use typical of the medieval landscape. The site comprises a series of elongated mounds characteristic of pillow mound construction, which were commonly created during medieval times, often associated with rabbit warrens or intensive cultivation practices. The monuments survive as earthworks and represent an important record of medieval land management and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire region.
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012002. View the official record →
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known locally as Giants' Graves, is a group of earthwork monuments located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012002.
Pillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' Graves 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 1012002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Wood bowl barrow (2.5 km), Moated site W of Paget Hall (3.7 km), Scale Hill round cairn (3.8 km).
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