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Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross

England
List entry 1018743
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018743
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 68900 10872
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The barrows represent characteristic burial practices of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to cover cremated or inhumed remains of individuals of social significance. The monuments occupy a prominent hilltop location, which is typical of barrow placement in the upland regions of northern England. The site's survival and scheduled status reflect its importance to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial rites in the Yorkshire landscape.

Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018743. View the official record →

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What is Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross?

Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018743.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross?

Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross 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 1018743.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm (8.5 km), Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross (8.7 km), Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm (8.8 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
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LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
8.5 km
Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
8.7 km
Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
8.8 km
Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
8.8 km
White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
8.9 km
Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
8.9 km
Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
9 km
Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross

Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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