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Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a square earthwork surrounded by a ditch. The barrow is situated on Westwood Common in Yorkshire and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument. Such square barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in Britain and typically date to the second millennium BCE. The monument's preservation as a visible earthwork makes it an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary customs in the Yorkshire region.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013996. View the official record →
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of a square earthwork surrounded by a ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013996.
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west 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 1013996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill (0.1 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm (2.1 km), Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross (2.3 km).
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