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Two round barrows on Low Common is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Yorkshire, England. The barrows represent typical funerary structures of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark elite or high-status burials. The monuments remain visible as earthwork features on the landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in the region. Their survival and official designation reflect their importance as archaeological records of Bronze Age society in Yorkshire.
Two round barrows on Low Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003660. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Low Common is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003660.
Two round barrows on Low Common 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 1003660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (1.9 km), Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors (2.4 km), Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows on Low Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows on Low Common stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.