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Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House

England
List entry 1008590
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008590
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
SE 51420 93195
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of three burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen barrows served as repositories for the deceased and functioned as enduring markers within the landscape. The barrows' survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural use and weathering, attests to their substantial original construction. Their position within the Yorkshire landscape reflects the settlement and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in northern England.

Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008590. View the official record →

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What is Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House?

Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008590.

Who is responsible for protecting Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House?

Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House 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 1008590.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 500m south east of Hill Fort Windypit (7.8 km), Round barrow 600m north east of South Woods (7.9 km), Round barrow 650m east of South Woods (8.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 500m south east of Hill Fort Windypit
7.8 km
Round barrow 600m north east of South Woods
7.9 km
Round barrow 650m east of South Woods
8.1 km
Pit alignment forming part of the Cleave Dyke system 1000m north west of Dialstone Farm
8.2 km
Ravensthorpe manor house (site of)
8.3 km
Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm
8.4 km
Round barrow 600m north west of Garbutt Farm
9.3 km
Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House

Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House

AldboroughRoman town · ~17.9 milesCatterickRoman town · ~18.3 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~9.9 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~10 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~16.9 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~17.7 miles
Domesday entry for Arden, Yorkshire →
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