Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm

Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm

England
List entry 1016532
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016532
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.2 hectares
Grid reference
NZ7789810100
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm?

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).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm

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.

The wider landscape

Around Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm

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