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Latitude: 54.1675 / 54°10'3"N
Longitude: -1.125 / 1°7'30"W
OS Eastings: 457220.111981
OS Northings: 474988.061354
OS Grid: SE572749
Mapcode National: GBR NNL7.7T
Mapcode Global: WHD8Z.PHGZ
Entry Name: Two round barrows on Yearsley Moor 550m south west of High Lions' Lodge
Scheduled Date: 24 May 1951
Last Amended: 29 August 1995
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1013449
English Heritage Legacy ID: 26969
County: North Yorkshire
Civil Parish: Yearsley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Brandsby All Saints
Church of England Diocese: York
The monument includes two adjacent round barrows which are part of a group
situated on the west edge of Yearsley Moor.
Although altered by agricultural activity, both barrows are still visible as
low mounds, 0.6m and 0.4m high respectively. The northern barrow is round in
shape and 30m in diameter. The southern barrow is round in shape and measures
15m in diameter. Both of the barrow mounds were each surrounded by a quarry
ditch up to 3m wide which has become filled in over the years and is no
longer visible as an earthwork.
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.
Source: Historic England
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.
Although altered by agricultural activity these barrows are still visible as
earthworks and so significant information about the structure of the mound,
the surrounding ditch and the burials will be preserved. They are part of a
closely associated group of barrows in the vicinity. Similar groups of
monuments are also known across the region and offer important scope for the
study of burial practice in different geographical areas in the prehistoric
period.
Source: Historic England
Other
McElvaney, M, Howardian Hills AONB Historic Environment Study, (1994)
Source: Historic England
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