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Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. The barrow forms part of the substantial prehistoric monument complex characteristic of the Wold's extensive funerary landscape, where such mounds represent a concentrated pattern of ritual and burial activity spanning the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an earthwork, preserving evidence of ancient mortuary practice in this upland region of northern England. Its scheduled designation reflects its archaeological importance as a discrete example of Wold barrow construction and its contribution to understanding Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial patterns in East Yorkshire.
Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008345. View the official record →
Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008345.
Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold 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 1008345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross base and shaft and cross base at St Margaret's Church (4.7 km), Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe Farm (5 km), Section of linear boundary dyke between Sylvan Dale and Warren Farm, north west of Coldwold Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.