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Square barrow cemetery, moated site, fishponds and medieval settlement remains at Scorborough is a complex of monuments dating from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period in Yorkshire. The Bronze Age component comprises a cemetery of square barrows, a funerary monument type characteristic of the later Bronze Age in northern England. The site also includes the remains of a medieval moated enclosure, likely the seat of a local landholder, alongside associated fishponds which would have served both sustenance and ornamental purposes typical of medieval elite residences. The settlement evidence indicates continuity or re-use of this strategically significant location across more than a thousand years of occupation.
Square barrow cemetery, moated site, fishponds and medieval settlement remains at Scorborough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015613. View the official record →
Square barrow cemetery, moated site, fishponds and medieval settlement remains at Scorborough is a complex of monuments dating from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015613.
Square barrow cemetery, moated site, fishponds and medieval settlement remains at Scorborough 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 1015613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill (6.1 km), Romano-British enclosure and two adjoining fields on Westwood Common, 510m south west of Blackmill (6.2 km), Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill (6.2 km).
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