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Three Howes is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located on Cold Moor in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises three round barrows, earthen burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, which would have served as focal points for ritual and burial practices within their contemporary landscape. The site forms part of the broader pattern of barrow construction across the Yorkshire moorlands during the second millennium BC, reflecting the established funerary practices and territorial organization of Bronze Age communities. The three mounds remain visible as physical features on the moor, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric burial activity in the region.
Three round barrows on Cold Moor known as Three Howes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015799. View the official record →
Three Howes is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located on Cold Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015799.
Three round barrows on Cold Moor known as Three Howes 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 1015799.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 500m north east of Bumper Castle (9 km), Round barrow 11m east of Hazel Head Wood (9.1 km), Three round barrows 500m south west of Far House (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three round barrows on Cold Moor known as Three Howes's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three round barrows on Cold Moor known as Three Howes stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.