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Round barrow in Harland's Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of the funerary monuments constructed during the second millennium BC, when such barrows served as focal points for ritual burial practices across the British landscape. The barrow's preservation within Harland's Plantation has maintained its archaeological integrity, making it a significant example of Bronze Age mortuary architecture in the region. Such monuments often contained inhumation or cremation burials, sometimes accompanied by grave goods, and frequently formed part of larger ceremonial landscapes that reflected the social organisation of contemporary communities.
Round barrow in Harland's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009785. View the official record →
Round barrow in Harland's Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009785.
Round barrow in Harland's Plantation 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 1009785.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 300m WNW of Low Barn (0.2 km), Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn (0.3 km), Round barrow 350m south of Low Barn (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow in Harland's Plantation'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 Harland's Plantation stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.