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Round barrow in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff Howe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the North York Moors. The barrow is situated within Dalby Forest, a landscape rich in prehistoric funerary monuments typical of upland Yorkshire during the second millennium before Christ. Its physical form consists of an earthen mound characteristic of Bronze Age mortuary practice, when such monuments served as focal points for the burial of elite or prominent individuals and their grave goods. The barrow forms part of a significant concentration of round barrows in the Dalby area, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the North York Moors region.
Round barrow in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020590. View the official record →
Round barrow in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff Howe is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the North York Moors. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020590.
Round barrow in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff 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 1020590.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (7.2 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (7.2 km), Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff Howe'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 in Dalby Forest, 70m south of Waitcliff Howe stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.