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Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW of Blackmill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a square earthwork characteristic of the barrow tradition of the period. The site is positioned on Westwood Common in Yorkshire and represents the type of burial structure constructed during the Bronze Age for elite or significant community members. Square barrows of this form typically date to the middle Bronze Age, reflecting contemporary practices in monumental burial architecture across northern England. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains of archaeological interest for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW of Blackmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013998. View the official record →
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW of Blackmill, is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a square earthwork characteristic of the barrow tradition of the period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013998.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 230m NNW 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 1013998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill (0.4 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm (2.3 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (2.4 km).
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