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Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6 kilometres south west of High Langdale End, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the upland landscape of Yorkshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, characteristic of funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age period when such monuments were constructed across the British landscape to contain cremated or inhumed remains of the deceased. The site's location on Maw Rigg reflects the broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the Pennine regions, where barrows cluster in upland zones often distant from contemporary lowland populations. As a scheduled monument and listed heritage asset, the barrow contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and the sacred topography of prehistoric Yorkshire.
Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6km south west of High Langdale End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019970. View the official record →
Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6 kilometres south west of High Langdale End, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in the upland landscape of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019970.
Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6km south west of High Langdale End 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 1019970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two long barrows 630m and 690m north east of Scamridge Farm (8.4 km), Round barrow 600m west of Scamridge Farm (8.9 km), Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Maw Rigg, 1.6km south west of High Langdale End'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 Maw Rigg, 1.6km south west of High Langdale End stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.