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Square barrow on Coomb Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 420 metres west of Coomb Slack Farm in Yorkshire. The barrow takes the form of a square or rectangular earthwork characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial practice in northern England, representing an important element of the region's prehistoric funerary landscape. Such monuments typically contained inhumations or cremations and served as focal points for ritual activity and community commemoration during the Bronze Age period. The barrow's survival and scheduling as a listed heritage asset reflects its significance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial traditions in Yorkshire.
Square barrow on Coomb Hill, 420m west of Coomb Slack Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017151. View the official record →
Square barrow on Coomb Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 420 metres west of Coomb Slack Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017151.
Square barrow on Coomb Hill, 420m west of Coomb Slack 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 1017151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at North Moor, 120m south east of Forest Lodge (3.3 km), Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (4 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Square barrow on Coomb Hill, 420m west of Coomb Slack Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Square barrow on Coomb Hill, 420m west of Coomb Slack Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.