Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWestern Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross

Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross

England
List entry 1018988
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018988
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 68118 02224
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Western Howes is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located approximately 250 metres north-west of White Cross in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a group of burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments across the British landscape. The site represents an important element of the local archaeological record, documenting settlement and funerary practice during the second millennium before the common era. As a scheduled ancient monument, Western Howes contributes to understanding the distribution and density of Bronze Age burial activity across the Yorkshire region.

Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018988. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross?

Western Howes is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located approximately 250 metres north-west of White Cross in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018988.

Who is responsible for protecting Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross?

Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west 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 1018988.

What other scheduled monuments are near Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck (8 km), Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8.3 km), Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8.3 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross

Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~22.4 miles