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Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a square-ditched earthwork, a burial form characteristic of the Bronze Age period, which functioned as a grave marker and ceremonial focus for communities in prehistoric Britain. The monument's survival as an earthwork feature on Westwood Common represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the Yorkshire region. The site is designated as an ancient monument due to its archaeological significance and evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in northern England.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013995. View the official record →
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013995.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill 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 1013995.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosure and two adjoining fields on Westwood Common, 510m south west of Blackmill (0.5 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm (2 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (2.3 km).
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