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Flat Howe is a round barrow located on Bilsdale West Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a typical funerary structure of that period, constructed as a burial mound to contain elite or significant individuals. The barrow survives as an earthwork feature on the moorland landscape, and its designation as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance in understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns across the North York Moors.
Round barrow on Bilsdale West Moor known as Flat Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008518. View the official record →
Flat Howe is a round barrow located on Bilsdale West Moor in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008518.
Round barrow on Bilsdale West Moor known as Flat 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 1008518.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow, 50m south of Sour Leys Farm (8.8 km), Round barrow 500m east of Silver Hill Farm (9 km), Round barrow 150m north east of Silver Hill Farm (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Bilsdale West Moor known as Flat Howe'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 on Bilsdale West Moor known as Flat Howe stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.