Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm

England
List entry 1018604
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018604
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SE 65276 37669
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork forming a circular mound, characteristic of the burial practices of the Bronze Age period when such barrows served as communal or elite burial places across the Yorkshire landscape. Its presence on Skipwith Common, an area rich in prehistoric archaeology, reflects the importance of this region during the Bronze Age. The barrow is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1018604, confirming its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance.

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018604. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm?

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018604.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm?

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm 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 1018604.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm (0 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church (0.3 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond (0.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm

Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.