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Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm

England
List entry 1007856
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007856
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SE 96006 58455
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire. The monument survives as an earthwork mound, representing a funerary structure of the type commonly constructed during the Bronze Age period across northern England. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of prehistoric communities. The site's survival and archaeological recording as a designated heritage monument contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Yorkshire landscape.

Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007856. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm?

Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007856.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm?

Round barrow 400m south-west of Low 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 1007856.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Western bowl barrow of a pair east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm (1.9 km), Eastern bowl barrow of a pair at crossroads east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm (2.1 km), Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm (3.9 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Western bowl barrow of a pair east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm
1.9 km
Eastern bowl barrow of a pair at crossroads east of Craike Hill, 1km NNW of Eastburn Warren Farm
2.1 km
Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm
3.9 km
Eastern bowl barrow of a pair, 350m south east of Springwell Farm
4 km
Site of deserted village of Eastburn
4.3 km
Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill
5.6 km
Site of deserted village of Sunderlandwick
6.2 km
Three round barrows in North Dalton village
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm

Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow 400m south-west of Low Farm

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