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Giant's Grave is a round barrow situated on Pen-y-Ghent Fell in Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a type of burial mound characteristic of prehistoric funeral practices in northern Britain during the second millennium BC. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, preserving evidence of ritual funerary activity on the upland landscape. Such monuments are significant archaeological records of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in the Pennine region.
Round barrow known as Giant's Grave, Pen-y-Ghent Fell. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010536. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a round barrow situated on Pen-y-Ghent Fell in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010536.
Round barrow known as Giant's Grave, Pen-y-Ghent Fell. 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 1010536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 80m north of Pikedaw Hill (9.8 km), Settlement sites on Jorden Scar (9.8 km), Pikedaw Hill southern cairn (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow known as Giant's Grave, Pen-y-Ghent Fell.'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow known as Giant's Grave, Pen-y-Ghent Fell. stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.