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Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm

England
List entry 1007501
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007501
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.14 hectares
Grid reference
SE 90779 41648
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common prehistoric burial structures in Britain, consisting of earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains and typically surrounded by a ditch from which material was extracted for the mound's construction. The grouping of six barrows in close proximity suggests a cemetery serving a local community over an extended period, reflecting the importance placed upon burial ritual and the commemoration of the dead during the prehistoric period. The site remains a significant archaeological record of funerary practice in the Yorkshire uplands.

Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007501. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm?

Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007501.

Who is responsible for protecting Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm?

Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold 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 1007501.

What other scheduled monuments are near Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 550m south east of Newbald Lodge (4.4 km), Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge (4.5 km), Round barrow 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge (6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 550m south east of Newbald Lodge
4.4 km
Five round barrows 750m south east of Newbald Lodge
4.5 km
Round barrow 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6 km
Round barrow 900m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6 km
Five round barrows 700m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6.1 km
Round barrow 1000m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6.1 km
Three round barrows 800m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6.2 km
Four round barrows 780m north east of Littlewood Lodge
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm

Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Six bowl barrows 300m north east of High Wold Farm

YorkRoman town · ~20 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~14.3 miles
Domesday entry for Sancton, Yorkshire →
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