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Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and represents a funerary tradition characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent markers of elite or significant burials within the landscape. The barrow's survival as a distinct topographic feature indicates its original construction as a raised mound, typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice in northern England. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the region.
Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008583. View the official record →
Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008583.
Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood 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 1008583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (8.3 km), Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm (8.7 km), Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor Plantation (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood'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.
Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.