Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg

Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg

England
List entry 1020375
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020375
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SE 63193 90541
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone Ruckles round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Beadlam Rigg in Yorkshire, England. The monument survives as a circular earthwork characteristic of round barrows from the second millennium BC, representing a significant form of elite burial practice during the Bronze Age period. Its designation as a listed heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary traditions and settlement patterns in the North Yorkshire landscape. The barrow contributes to the broader archaeological record of Bronze Age activity across the moorland regions of northern England.

Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020375. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg?

Stone Ruckles round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Beadlam Rigg in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020375.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg?

Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg 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 1020375.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three round barrows 800m ENE of Helmsley Bridge (6.9 km), Helmsley Castle: twelfth century ringwork, twelfth to fourteenth century enclosure castle and sixteenth century mansion (7.2 km), Helmsley Bridge (7.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg

Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.