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Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor is a Bronze Age monument complex located in North Yorkshire, consisting of a linear arrangement of pits alongside two burial mounds situated approximately 700 metres south-west of High Park Farm. The pit alignment represents a form of territorial or ritual demarcation characteristic of Bronze Age landscape organisation, whilst the associated round barrows are funerary monuments typical of the period. The complex demonstrates the multi-functional use of upland moorland during the Bronze Age, combining both ceremonial and burial practices within a single archaeological landscape. The site remains an important record of prehistoric activity in the North York Moors region.
Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016532. View the official record →
Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor is a Bronze Age monument complex located in North Yorkshire, consisting of a linear arrangement of pits alongside two burial mounds situated approximately 700 metres south-west of High Park Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016532.
Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park 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 1016532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrows and entrenchments on Egton High Moor (6.8 km), Roman Fort on Lease Rigg (6.8 km), Cairns on In Moor, Struntry Carr (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park 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.
Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.