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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 →
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
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.