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Wolf Pit round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Danby Rigg in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of the Bronze Age funerary tradition, when such barrows served as prominent burial structures for individuals of status within their communities. The barrow's position on the open moorland landscape reflects the strategic placement of such monuments, which often commanded views across surrounding terrain and functioned as enduring markers of territorial significance.
Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018740. View the official record →
Wolf Pit round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Danby Rigg in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018740.
Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm 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 1018740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pike Howe round cairn (7.5 km), Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles (8.6 km), Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes (8.8 km).
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