Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House

Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House

England
List entry 1018922
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018922
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SE 22781 86204
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gospel Hill is a round barrow located near Pasture House in Yorkshire, England, and represents a significant Bronze Age burial monument. The barrow survives as an earthwork situated approximately eighty metres south-west of Pasture House, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary practice in the region. Round barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial mounds for individuals of elevated status within their communities, often containing cremated or inhumed remains accompanied by grave goods. The monument's survival as a recognisable earthwork feature contributes to understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity across the Yorkshire landscape.

Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018922. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House?

Gospel Hill is a round barrow located near Pasture House in Yorkshire, England, and represents a significant Bronze Age burial monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018922.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House?

Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House 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 1018922.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snape Castle, the chapel and ruined portions (3.8 km), Roman buildings and field system in Snape (4.1 km), Market cross in Masham (5.5 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
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House

Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.