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Round barrow 550m south-west of Hessleskew is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and represents a typical burial practice of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments were constructed across the Yorkshire landscape to mark the graves of individuals of social significance. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument, reflecting its importance to the archaeological record of the region. Like many round barrows of its type, it would have originally contained a central burial deposit, though the specific contents and construction details of this particular example are not extensively documented in the readily available scholarly literature.
Round barrow 550m south-west of Hessleskew is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007725. View the official record →
Round barrow 550m south-west of Hessleskew is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007725.
Round barrow 550m south-west of Hessleskew 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 1007725.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 550m south east of Newbald Lodge (2.2 km), Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge (2.3 km), Round barrow 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge (3.7 km).
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