Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSquare barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge

England
List entry 1015438
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015438
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SE 78450 89892
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrow takes the form of a square earthwork, a distinctive burial type that appears in the archaeological record of the Bronze Age period. It lies in close proximity to Cawthorne Camps, a significant Iron Age hillfort, indicating the broader archaeological importance of this landscape which saw human activity and settlement across multiple prehistoric periods. The monument survives as an earthwork and forms part of the archaeological heritage of the area, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in Yorkshire.

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015438. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge?

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015438.

Who is responsible for protecting Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge?

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge 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 1015438.

What other scheduled monuments are near Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (5.3 km), The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (5.4 km), Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (5.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge

Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~13.3 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~22 miles