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Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages is a scheduled monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow sits on bedrock of the Corallian Group, a geological formation of limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Oxfordian period. Scheduled under Historic England reference 1014566, the monument occupies a protected area of 0.04 hectares and is positioned at grid reference SE 74347 71806.
Round barrows are burial mounds typical of the Bronze Age, constructed to commemorate individuals or small family groups. This example belongs to a widespread tradition of monumental burial practice that flourished across Britain during the second millennium before the Common Era. The underlying Corallian bedrock would have been worked for stone by prehistoric communities across Yorkshire.
The scheduled status affords the barrow statutory protection, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual and burial customs in this part of Yorkshire. The monument remains a tangible record of prehistoric settlement and ceremony in the landscape surrounding Easthorpe.
Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014566. View the official record →
Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages is a scheduled monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014566.
Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages 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 1014566.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow on Wooing Nab (10.7 km), Acklam Wold barrow group: two bowl barrows on Wooing Nab (10.7 km), Acklam Wold barrow group: a bowl barrow 300m north-west of Acklam Wold House (10.8 km).
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Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.