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Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross, is a Prehistoric funerary monument complex located in Yorkshire. The site comprises two Bronze Age burial mounds that form part of the wider barrow cemetery known as Three Howes Rigg. These round barrows represent typical examples of Early to Middle Bronze Age mortuary practice, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of prominent individuals or family groups. The barrows survive as landscape features of archaeological significance, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns across the Yorkshire uplands.
Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018768. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross, is a Prehistoric funerary monument complex located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018768.
Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White 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 1018768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross (8 km), Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor (8.2 km), White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.