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Round barrow at Whitestones is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire, England. The barrow represents a funerary monument typical of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed over cremated or inhumed remains as markers of elite or community status. The monument survives as a visible earthwork in the landscape, preserving evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. As a designated heritage site within the National Heritage List for England, it contributes to understanding the funerary archaeology and territorial organisation of Bronze Age Yorkshire.
Round barrow at Whitestones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008516. View the official record →
Round barrow at Whitestones is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008516.
Round barrow at Whitestones 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 1008516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ravensthorpe manor house (site of) (8 km), Round barrow 650m east of South Woods (8.3 km), Pit alignment forming part of the Cleave Dyke system 1000m north west of Dialstone Farm (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow at Whitestones'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 at Whitestones stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.