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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage'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 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.