Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow

Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow

England
List entry 1017101
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History & significance

Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow is a Bronze Age and Iron Age funerary monument complex situated in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises three earthen burial mounds representing two distinct periods of prehistoric use, with the Bronze Age barrow indicating earlier ceremonial activity and the two Iron Age examples demonstrating continued ritual deposition in the Iron Age period. The barrows survive as upstanding earthworks on the moorland landscape, preserving evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns across more than a millennium of prehistory. This monument grouping is recorded as a designated heritage asset under English Heritage list entry 1017101.

Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017101. View the official record →

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What is Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow?

Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow is a Bronze Age and Iron Age funerary monument complex situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017101.

Who is responsible for protecting Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow?

Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow 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 1017101.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two Iron Age round barrows and a Bronze Age round barrow, 340m north east of a triangulation pillar, on Highwood Brow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (3.6 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (3.7 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (5.2 km).

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