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Round barrow on Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as a round barrow, a characteristic funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period, and represents the burial practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The barrow's position within the upland landscape of Yorkshire reflects the typical siting of such monuments, often placed in prominent or elevated positions across the contemporary terrain. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site retains archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in northern England.
Round barrow on Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020214. View the official record →
Round barrow on Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020214.
Round barrow on Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone 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 1020214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (5.3 km), Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.4 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone'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 Newclose Rigg, 380m south of Adder Stone stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.