Details

The monument includes a bowl barrow of Bronze Age date situated near the top
of a hill. The barrow mound measures 16m in diameter and survives to a height
of 1m. The remains of what appears to be a modern field clearance cairn lies
at the centre of the mound. The surrounding ditch, dug to provide the material
to build the mound, is no longer visible at ground level but survives as a
buried feature measuring 2m across.

MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.

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Reasons for Scheduling

Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments
dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most
examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as
earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple
burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often
acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar,
although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form
and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl
barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are
a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable
variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.

The barrow is well preserved and the archaeological deposits survive
undisturbed. Evidence of the manner of construction, and the nature and
duration of use will be preserved within and beneath the mound and within the
ditch. Evidence relating to the Bronze Age environment around the monument and
of the wider landscape will also survive. The importance of this monument is
increased because of the survival of other large barrows in the immediate
vicinity; such evidence provides a clear indication of the variety of Bronze
Age funerary monuments and illustrates the extent of Bronze Age settlement and
activity in the area.

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Sources

Books and journals
Vyner, B E, 'Yorkshire Archaeological Journal' in Bronze Age activity on the Eston Hills, Cleveland, , Vol. 63, (1991), 47
Other
No. 0432, (1988)

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