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Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe

England
List entry 1019678
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019678
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SE 96277 99161
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Penny Howe is a round barrow located in Harwood Dale Forest in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument comprises an earthen mound characteristic of burial practice during the second millennium BC, when such structures served as funerary monuments for individuals of social standing. The barrow's survival within the forest environment has preserved its physical form, making it an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the North York Moors region. Such monuments are valuable archaeological records of Bronze Age society and mortuary customs in northern England.

Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019678. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe?

Penny Howe is a round barrow located in Harwood Dale Forest in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019678.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe?

Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny 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 1019678.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Coomb Hill, 500m west of Coomb Slack Farm (9.8 km), Round barrow on Coomb Hill, 530m west of Coomb Slack Farm (9.8 km), Round barrow on Shortgate Noddle, 330m south east of Coomb Slack Farm (9.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow on Coomb Hill, 500m west of Coomb Slack Farm
9.8 km
Round barrow on Coomb Hill, 530m west of Coomb Slack Farm
9.8 km
Round barrow on Shortgate Noddle, 330m south east of Coomb Slack Farm
9.9 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Coomb Hill, 540m south west of Coomb Slack Farm
9.9 km
Round barrow on Highwood Brow, 420m south east of Mount Misery
10 km
Square barrow in Wykeham Forest, 600m south east of Mount Misery
10.1 km
Square barrow on Highwood Brow, 400m south east of Mount Misery
10.1 km
Round barrow on Highwood Brow, 990m north east of Brompton Moor House
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe

Round barrow in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny 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 in Harwood Dale Forest known as Penny Howe

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