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Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank

England
List entry 1018659
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018659
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 62139 20005, NZ 62194 20027
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises two burial mounds characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as prominent markers for elite and community burials across the landscape. Round barrows of this type typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the deceased. The barrows on Patterson's Bank remain significant archaeological features that contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Yorkshire region.

Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018659. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank?

Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018659.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank?

Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank 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 1018659.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kildale Moor round cairns (9.2 km), Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor (9.3 km), Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation (9.7 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kildale Moor round cairns
9.2 km
Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
9.3 km
Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
9.7 km
Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
9.7 km
Ayton Banks alum works
9.8 km
Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
10.4 km
Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
10.5 km
White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
10.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank

Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

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