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Wood Leys round barrow is a scheduled monument near SE 80798 59432 in Yorkshire. The monument occupies approximately 0.03 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1004060. Round barrows such as this typically date to the Bronze Age and served as burial mounds for elevated members of prehistoric communities. Their construction involved heaping earth and stone over a central grave or cremation deposit, creating a distinctive raised feature in the landscape.
The barrow sits upon bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone formed during the Aalenian period of the Early Jurassic. These fine-grained sediments provide the underlying geology of much of central and eastern Yorkshire. The local soils overlying this bedrock would have influenced both the monument's original construction and its survival into the present day.
The barrow remains a significant archaeological resource, retaining information about Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Yorkshire landscape. Its scheduled status reflects recognition of its importance to understanding the prehistoric heritage of the region. The monument's survival as an earthwork feature makes it valuable for future study and as a tangible connection to Yorkshire's deep history.
Wood Leys round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004060. View the official record →
Wood Leys round barrow is a scheduled monument near SE 80798 59432 in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004060.
Wood Leys round barrow 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 1004060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 400m north-west of Cobdale Farm (7.4 km), Round barrow 360m south-west of High Barn Farm (7.6 km), Round barrow 380m south-west of High Barn Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wood Leys round barrow'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.
Wood Leys round barrow stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.