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Loft Howe is a Bronze Age square barrow located in Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire. The monument consists of a roughly squared earthwork mound, characteristic of a burial form that became prevalent during the middle Bronze Age, particularly in northern England. Square barrows of this type typically date to between 1500 and 1000 BCE and represent a significant shift from the round barrow tradition that dominated earlier periods. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire uplands.
Square barrow in Wykeham Forest, known as Loft Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020390. View the official record →
Loft Howe is a Bronze Age square barrow located in Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020390.
Square barrow in Wykeham Forest, known as Loft Howe 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 1020390.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (2.6 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (2.7 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (4.6 km).
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