Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor

Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor

England
List entry 1021296
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021296
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SE 82528 99444, SE 82634 99410
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two Howes is a pair of Bronze Age round barrows located on Goathland Moor in North Yorkshire. The monuments consist of two earthen mounds typical of burial structures constructed during the Bronze Age, when such barrows served as funerary monuments for individuals of elevated social status. The site forms part of the wider archaeological landscape of Goathland Moor, an area rich in prehistoric monuments. The barrows are positioned within an ancient upland landscape that has been shaped by human activity over millennia, and they remain visible features of the moorland terrain.

Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021296. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor?

Two Howes is a pair of Bronze Age round barrows located on Goathland Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021296.

Who is responsible for protecting Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor?

Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor 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 1021296.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m north east of Haugh Rigg (10.3 km), Round barrow 395m north west of the Adder Stone (10.3 km), Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge (10.4 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor

Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~14.2 miles