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Round barrow at Drake Howe

England
List entry 1010531
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010531
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 53748 02963
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow at Drake Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow survives as a substantial earthen mound and is characteristic of the funerary practices prevalent during the Bronze Age, when such monuments were constructed to mark the graves of individuals or communities of significance. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under the designation number 1010531, acknowledging its archaeological importance and protected status. Like other examples of its type in Yorkshire, Drake Howe represents an important evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, ritual practices, and social structures in northern England.

Round barrow at Drake Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010531. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow at Drake Howe?

Round barrow at Drake Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010531.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow at Drake Howe?

Round barrow at Drake Howe 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 1010531.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow at Drake Howe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield on the south west of Hawnby Moor including a round barrow and a standing stone (9 km), Round barrow 180m south west of Sike House (9.1 km), Round barrow 200m south west of Sike House (9.1 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield on the south west of Hawnby Moor including a round barrow and a standing stone
9 km
Round barrow 180m south west of Sike House
9.1 km
Round barrow 200m south west of Sike House
9.1 km
Round barrow 590m west of Honey Hill Farm
9.3 km
Cairnfield and three round barrows 800m south west of Fangdale Beck
9.4 km
Cairnfield 200m east of Hazelshaw House
9.7 km
Round barrow 1050m ESE of Low Crossett Farm
10 km
Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow at Drake Howe

Round barrow at Drake Howe stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow at Drake Howe

CatterickRoman town · ~19.5 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~24.1 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.4 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~11.5 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~23.1 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~23.9 miles
Domesday entry for Dromonby, Yorkshire →
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