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Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 800m south west of Skelder Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire. The barrow is a mounded earthwork typical of funerary structures constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as burial places for individuals of social significance within their communities. The site's location on Dunsley Moor reflects the prehistoric preference for elevated positions in the landscape, which offered visibility and prominence in the surrounding terrain. Like other barrows of this period, it represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire uplands.
Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 800m south west of Skelder Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016531. View the official record →
Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 800m south west of Skelder Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016531.
Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 800m south 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 1016531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Foster Howes bowl barrow (north) on Sneaton High Moor (8.3 km), Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) on Sneaton High Moor (8.4 km), Foster Howes bowl barrow (south) on Sneaton High Moor (8.5 km).
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