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Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Wolds of Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities during the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as prominent markers in the landscape for individuals of status within their society. The site's location on the open Wolds reflects the Bronze Age preference for positioning burial mounds in prominent positions across the chalk uplands of eastern Yorkshire. As a designated heritage monument, it forms part of the broader archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the region.
Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008347. View the official record →
Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the Wolds of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008347.
Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold 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 1008347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m north-west of Cobdale Farm (5.6 km), Round barrow 380m south-west of High Barn Farm (5.7 km), Round barrow 100m SW of Cobdale Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow 500m south east of Painsthorpe Wold Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.