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Sands Wood round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork of approximately circular form typical of round barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as burial places for individuals of elevated social status and represent important archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in Yorkshire. The barrow's survival and scheduling as a nationally protected monument reflects its significance as a well-preserved example of Bronze Age monumental construction in the region.
Sands Wood round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017994. View the official record →
Sands Wood round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017994.
Sands Wood round barrow 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 1017994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m west of Crest Cottages (3.8 km), Burton Agnes 12th-century manor house (4.4 km), Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe with associated ridge and furrow field system (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sands Wood round barrow'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.
Sands Wood round barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.