Details

The monument includes a round barrow situated on high ground to the north of
Jugger Howe Moor. It lies on the easternmost extent of the sandstone, heather
covered moor characteristic of the North York Moors. Today the moor is
little used but archaeological evidence indicates that this has not always
been the case. The prehistoric period in particular saw extensive agricultural
use of the area. It was also then being used for burials and activities
associated with the carving of patterns on exposed rock. Remains of these
activities survive today.
The barrow has an earth and stone mound standing 1.5m high. It measures 20m in
diameter and is flat-topped and has steep sides. There are some large stones
visible on the lower part of the sides which are are part of a stone kerb,
which surrounded the mound. The mound was surrounded by a ditch up to 3m wide
which has been filled in and is no longer visible as an earthwork.
To the south east side of the mound, overlying the remains of the ditch there
is a concrete road. This is part of a World War II tank and armoured car
gunnery range, further remains of which survive in the surrounding moorland.
The surface of the road is excluded, although the ground beneath it is
included.

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.

The round barrow known as Jugger Howe, 300m south of Burn Howe Dale has
survived well, and significant information about the original form of the
barrow and the burials placed within it will be preserved.
Evidence of earlier land use will also survive beneath the barrow mound. The
monument lies in an area rich in similar monuments and offers important scope
for the study of social and ritual activities in the region during the
prehistoric period.

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Sources

Books and journals
Smith, M J B, Excavated Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Durham and N' land., (1994), 1-34

Source: Historic England