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Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe

England
List entry 1013688
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013688
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SE 68970 73447
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument represents a typical form of funerary architecture from the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks were constructed as burial chambers for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork in the landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the region. Such monuments are nationally important archaeological resources, designated for their contribution to understanding Bronze Age society and mortuary customs in northern England.

Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013688. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe?

Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013688.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe?

Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe 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 1013688.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at Coronation Clump (3.5 km), Round barrow 310m NNE of Easthorpe Lodge (5.5 km), Round barrow 300m east of Carrmire Gate (5.6 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow at Coronation Clump
3.5 km
Round barrow 310m NNE of Easthorpe Lodge
5.5 km
Round barrow 300m east of Carrmire Gate
5.6 km
Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages
5.6 km
Round barrow 400m SSW of Low Gaterley Cottages
5.9 km
Roman pottery kilns and associated features at Crambeck
7.8 km
Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church
7.9 km
Sheriff Hutton quadrangular castle and early garden earthworks
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe

Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow 800m north east of High Baxtonhowe

YorkRoman town · ~14.5 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~18.1 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~19.6 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~11.5 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~16.4 milesBattle of Marston Moor 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.3 miles
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