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Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. The site comprises two distinct burial mounds, typical of the round barrow tradition that flourished across the British landscape during the Bronze Age, roughly 2200 to 700 BC. Round barrows of this period represent significant communal or individual burial practices and often contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The barrows' survival on Weaverthorpe Pasture preserves evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire landscape.
Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004097. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004097.
Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture 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 1004097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 700m north east of Collingwood Farm (3.6 km), Linear earthwork north east of Collingwood Farm (3.8 km), Cottam medieval settlement and cultivation terraces (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.