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Two bowl barrows on Birdsall Wold is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Yorkshire Wolds between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale. The barrows are characteristic examples of the bowl barrow type, simple mounded earthworks that served as burial structures during prehistoric periods. Their presence on Birdsall Wold reflects the significant use of this elevated landscape for ceremonial and mortuary practices in antiquity. The site forms part of the broader distribution of barrow cemeteries across the Yorkshire Wolds, which constitute one of England's most important concentrations of Bronze Age funerary monuments.
Two bowl barrows on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007441. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Birdsall Wold is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Yorkshire Wolds between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007441.
Two bowl barrows on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale 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 1007441.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.3 km), Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.5 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 350m north east of Pasture Dale Plantation (8.4 km).
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