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Round Hill is a round barrow situated on upland terrain approximately 800 metres north-north-east of Upper Austby Farm in Yorkshire. The monument is scheduled under Historic England reference 1003662, covering an area of 0.08 hectares. Round barrows of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds, typically containing inhumation or cremation remains within central chambers or pits.
The barrow occupies land underlain by the Millstone Grit Group, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Namurian age. This moorland setting, characteristic of the Pennine fringe, would have been suitable for Bronze Age pastoral communities who constructed such monuments as focal points in the landscape. The elevated position of Round Hill would have made it visible across considerable distances.
As a scheduled monument, Round Hill is protected in recognition of its archaeological significance. The site contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire uplands, where numerous round barrows survive as monuments to prehistoric ritual and commemoration practices.
Round Hill, round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Upper Austby Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003662. View the official record →
Round Hill is a round barrow situated on upland terrain approximately 800 metres north-north-east of Upper Austby Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003662.
Round Hill, round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Upper Austby 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 1003662.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with single cup near track north of Drake Hill (8.3 km), Cup marked rock adjacent to wall near road from East Morton to West Morton (8.5 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock at the base of a wall between East Morton and West Morton (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round Hill, round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Upper Austby Farm'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 Hill, round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Upper Austby Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.