Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm

Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm

England
List entry 1018740
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018740
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 70523 03597
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wolf Pit round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Danby Rigg in the North York Moors, approximately 810 metres south east of Falcon Farm. The monument survives as a circular earthwork characteristic of round barrows of the second millennium before the present, a period when such burial structures were widely constructed across the upland regions of northern England. Like many barrows on Danby Rigg, it forms part of a broader Bronze Age funerary landscape that reflects the ritual practices and social organisation of prehistoric communities in this area. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance to our understanding of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Yorkshire.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm?

Wolf Pit round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Danby Rigg in the North York Moors, approximately 810 metres south east of Falcon Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018740.

Who is responsible for protecting Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm?

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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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm

Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~21.6 miles