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Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe

England
List entry 1014371
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014371
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 60787 03333
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises three distinct burial mounds arranged across the landscape, representing communal ritual practices of the Bronze Age period. Such round barrows typically functioned as focal points for burial and ceremonial activity, often containing cremated or inhumed remains and sometimes artefactual deposits. The monument's survival and scheduled status reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.

Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014371. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe?

Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014371.

Who is responsible for protecting Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe?

Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe 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 1014371.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg (8 km), Round barrow at Money Howe, Bilsdale East Moor (8.3 km), Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles (8.9 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg
8 km
Round barrow at Money Howe, Bilsdale East Moor
8.3 km
Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles
8.9 km
Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge
9.1 km
Group of round barrows on Bilsdale Moor 1/2 mile (800m) NW of Fangdale Beck
9.3 km
Round barrow 800m ESE of Low Crossett Farm
9.3 km
Round barrow 750m ESE of Low Crossett Farm
9.3 km
Round barrow 1050m ESE of Low Crossett Farm
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe

Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe

CatterickRoman town · ~23.9 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~15.6 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~15.7 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Camisedale, Yorkshire →
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