Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSquare barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House

England
List entry 1017161
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017161
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SE 95925 88546
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the North York Moors, approximately 810 metres south-west of Cockrah House near West Ayton in North Yorkshire. The barrow takes the form of a square earthwork, a distinctive funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period in northern England, reflecting burial practices and social organisation of that era. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork feature within the moorland landscape, contributing to the archaeological heritage of the region and demonstrating the distribution of Bronze Age burial sites across the North York Moors.

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017161. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House?

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in the North York Moors, approximately 810 metres south-west of Cockrah House near West Ayton in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017161.

Who is responsible for protecting Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House?

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House 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 1017161.

What other scheduled monuments are near Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at North Moor, 120m south east of Forest Lodge (2.6 km), Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (3.3 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (3.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House

Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~3.7 miles