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Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork that represents a significant example of ritual burial practice from the Bronze Age period. Round barrows of this type were used for the interment of high-status individuals and were often positioned within the wider landscape to form ritual and burial complexes. The barrow's preservation as an archaeological monument contributes to the understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in Yorkshire during the Bronze Age.
Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007858. View the official record →
Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007858.
Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill 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 1007858.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of deserted village of Eastburn (8.1 km), Round barrow 450m north east of Blanch Farm (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 610m east of Blanch Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow 1300m east of Life Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.