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Three round barrows on West Heslerton Wold is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the Yorkshire Wolds. The three barrows form part of the extensive barrow cemetery that characterises the prehistoric landscape of this region, dating to the Bronze Age period when round barrows served as prominent funerary and territorial markers across the chalk uplands. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features on the Wold, preserving evidence of ritual burial practices and settlement patterns in Neolithic and Bronze Age Yorkshire. This site contributes to understanding the distribution and clustering of round barrows across the Wolds landscape, which reflects patterns of Bronze Age social organisation and land use.
Three round barrows on West Heslerton Wold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004110. View the official record →
Three round barrows on West Heslerton Wold is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004110.
Three round barrows on West Heslerton Wold 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 1004110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duggleby Howe round barrow, interrupted ditch enclosure and ring ditches (7.3 km), Croom medieval settlement and cultivation terraces (8.6 km), Linear earthwork north east of Collingwood Farm (9.1 km).
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