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Square barrow on Scawton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the North York Moors in Yorkshire. The barrow takes the form of a square earthwork, a recognised funerary type of the Bronze Age period, and is situated in the upland moorland terrain between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg Slack, an area rich in prehistoric archaeological remains. Such square barrows are typically associated with the latter stages of the Bronze Age and represent a distinctive burial tradition of the period. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the moorland landscape and remains an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the North Yorkshire 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 in Yorkshire. 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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