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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Square barrow on West Ayton Moor, 810m south west of Cockrah House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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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.