Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage

England
List entry 1016534
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016534
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
NZ8449208942
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the moorland landscape of Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthen mound typical of the prehistoric burial tradition practised across northern England during the Bronze Age period. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of early ceremonial and sepulchral practice in the region. The site contributes to the wider distribution of such monuments across Dunsley Moor, which preserves important Bronze Age archaeological remains.

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016534. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage?

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the moorland landscape of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016534.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage?

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage 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 1016534.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor (8.1 km), Foster Howes bowl barrow (north) on Sneaton High Moor (8.4 km), Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) on Sneaton High Moor (8.5 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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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage

Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage

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