Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation

England
List entry 1013855
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013855
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.21 hectares
Grid reference
SE 87272 57708
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 600 metres north-west of Horsedale Plantation in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises two burial mounds typical of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as prominent territorial and commemorative features across the chalk uplands of the East Riding. Bowl barrows of this form consist of a central burial chamber or grave beneath a distinctive rounded earthen mound, constructed to mark the resting place of individuals of presumed social importance. The survival of both barrows as discernible topographic features demonstrates the significance of Huggate Wold as an area of sustained Bronze Age mortuary activity.

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013855. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation?

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 600 metres north-west of Horsedale Plantation in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013855.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation?

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation 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 1013855.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.9 km), Round barrow 930m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.9 km), Two round barrows 820m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.9 km).

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Overview
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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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation

Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows on Huggate Wold, 600m north west of Horsedale Plantation

YorkRoman town · ~17.2 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~17.5 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~9.6 miles