Details

The monument includes a round barrow situated in a prominent position at the
top of the eastern scarp edge of the Hackness Hills.
The barrow has an earthen mound which stands up to 1.2m high and has a maximum
diameter of 15m. The south western edge of the mound has been partly levelled
by the construction of a forestry track. To the west of the centre of the
mound there is a large hollow which is the result of partial excavation in
the past. To the east of the centre there is a narrow trench running north
east to south west across the mound, which is an old boundary line.
The barrow lies in an area where there are many other prehistoric burial
monuments.

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

Round barrows 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 mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered
single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as
cemeteries and often acted as a focus of 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 examples recorded nationally (many more have already
been destroyed), occurring across most of Britain, including the Wessex area
where it is often possible to classify them more closely, for example as bowl
or bell barrows. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major
historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation in
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.

Despite disturbance, the round barrow on Inn Moor, 390m west of Beacon Farm
has surviving archaeological deposits which will preserve information
about the original form of the barrow and the burials placed within it.
Evidence for earlier land use and the contemporary environment will also
survive beneath the barrow mound. The barrow was originally among a group of
at least twelve burial monuments distributed across the south eastern part of
Suffield Moor. Such clusters provide important insight into the development of
ritual and funerary practice during the prehistoric period.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Other
Title: Forestry Commission Areas North York Moors Archaeological Survey
Source Date: 1992
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Title: Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6" sheet 77
Source Date: 1854
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Source: Historic England