Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg

England
List entry 1009361
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009361
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SE 59723 97359
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as burial places for individuals of social status within their communities. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1009361, indicating its recognition as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance. Such round barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practices in northern England and represent valuable evidence for understanding settlement patterns and social organisation during this prehistoric period.

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009361. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg?

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009361.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg?

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg 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 1009361.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roppa South Cross on Carr Cote Ridge 1100m WSW of Piethorn (4.8 km), Round barrow 750m NNW of Potter House (5.2 km), Cairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab Farm (6.6 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg

Round barrow 550m south east of Tarn Hole Cragg stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.