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Round barrow in Wykeham Forest, 845m WNW of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the North Yorkshire uplands. The barrow is a typical example of the funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BC, when such earthworks served as conspicuous markers for elite or significant burials within Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as an earthen mound in the moorland landscape of Wykeham Forest, where it forms part of a wider distribution of similar barrows across the region. As a listed ancient monument, it contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Yorkshire.
Round barrow in Wykeham Forest, 845m WNW of Loft Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017105. View the official record →
Round barrow in Wykeham Forest, 845m WNW of Loft Howe is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the North Yorkshire uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017105.
Round barrow in Wykeham Forest, 845m WNW of Loft 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 1017105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (2.9 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (4.2 km), Ayton Castle: medieval manorial centre, fortified house including tower and fishponds (5.6 km).
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