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Western Howes is a Bronze Age round barrow situated approximately 250 metres north-west of White Cross in Yorkshire. The monument consists of earthwork mounds characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such barrows served as burial structures for elite members of prehistoric communities. The site's designation as a listed monument reflects its importance in understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the Yorkshire region. Like many round barrows of this era, Western Howes would have contained inhumation or cremation burials, though specific details of any excavation or finds from the site are not widely documented in standard archaeological literature.
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 →
Western Howes is a Bronze Age round barrow situated approximately 250 metres north-west of White Cross in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018988.
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.
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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