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Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the Pennine foothills of Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthen mound, a characteristic form of burial construction belonging to the Bronze Age period, when such monuments were erected to mark the graves of individuals or small family groups. Round barrows of this type are widespread across the upland regions of northern England and represent a significant phase of prehistoric burial practice, typically dating between approximately 2200 and 700 BCE. The monument's survival in the landscape, despite considerable post-Bronze Age land use and agricultural activity, testifies to its original substantial construction and contributes to the archaeological understanding of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practices in the Pennine region.
Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020755. View the official record →
Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the Pennine foothills of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020755.
Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge 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 1020755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (3.4 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (3.4 km), Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow 630m south east of High Scamridge Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.