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Round barrows on Wharram Percy Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising a group of burial mounds situated on the Yorkshire Wolds near the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy. These barrows represent a significant concentration of prehistoric burial activity in the region, dating to the second millennium BC when such earthen mounds served as communal or elite burial structures. The barrows retain their characteristic rounded form, though centuries of agriculture and natural erosion have affected their original profiles. The site contributes important evidence to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practices across the Yorkshire uplands.
Round barrows on Wharram Percy Wold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004127. View the official record →
Round barrows on Wharram Percy Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising a group of burial mounds situated on the Yorkshire Wolds near the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004127.
Round barrows on Wharram Percy Wold 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 1004127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 500m north of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.4 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 450m NNE of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.4 km), Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale (8.5 km).
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