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Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill is a Bronze Age burial monument surviving as an earthwork mound with a square or sub-rectangular plan. The barrow represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern England, when such monuments were constructed to mark the graves of individuals or small communities. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates its archaeological value for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Yorkshire. Located on Westwood Common, the barrow retains sufficient physical definition to be identified and scheduled as a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act.
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 burial monument surviving as an earthwork mound with a square or sub-rectangular plan. 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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