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Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. The barrows represent typical funerary structures of the Bronze Age period, constructed as earthen mounds to contain inhumation or cremation burials. These monuments form part of the significant Bronze Age barrow landscape of the Yorkshire uplands, where such burial mounds cluster in groups reflecting the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities. The site retains archaeological value for understanding Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the region.
Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015441. View the official record →
Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015441.
Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm 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 1015441.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (4.3 km), Two round barrows 400m south west of West Farm (4.5 km), St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (4.5 km).
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Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.