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Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in North Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as a earthen barrow of typical round form, representing the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period when such mounds were constructed to inter the dead and mark their graves across the landscape. The site is situated within the archaeological landscape of Skipwith Common, which contains other prehistoric monuments and demonstrates the concentration of burial activity in this area during the Bronze Age. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important resource for understanding the burial customs and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in Yorkshire.
Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018602. View the official record →
Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018602.
Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond 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 1018602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church (0.2 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm (0.3 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.