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Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow sits at a prominent elevated position, a location choice typical of such monuments from the second millennium before the present era. As a round barrow, it would have functioned as a burial cairn or mound constructed to contain and mark the grave of significant individuals within the Bronze Age community. The survival of the monument to the present day, despite its exposed upland setting, reflects the durability of such earthwork structures when positioned on higher ground away from intensive agricultural activity.
Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018769. View the official record →
Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018769.
Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill 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 1018769.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg (7.3 km), Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm (8.3 km), Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross (9.1 km).
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