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Square barrow on Scawton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the North York Moors near Helmsley. The barrow takes the form of a square ditched enclosure, a characteristic burial type of the Bronze Age period, and is situated in the moorland landscape between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg Slack adjacent to a quarry. Such square barrows are relatively common on the North York Moors and represent a distinctive regional burial practice contemporary with the more widely known round barrows of the same period. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and land use in the northern Pennine uplands.
Square barrow on Scawton Moor, adjacent to the quarry between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg Slack is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019337. View the official record →
Square barrow on Scawton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the North York Moors near Helmsley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019337.
Square barrow on Scawton Moor, adjacent to the quarry between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg Slack 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 1019337.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 500m SSW of Coney Hill Farm (8.3 km), Long barrow 350m north west of Grimston Grange (8.7 km), Round barrow on Grimston Moor 655m north east of Grimston Grange (8.7 km).
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