Details

The monument includes a round barrow which is situated on level ground at
the top of the slope into the valley of Sandy Gill. It lies on the central
plateau of the Tabular Hills.
The barrow has an earthen mound which stands up to 0.5m high. Formerly the
mound had a diameter of 28m, but over the years it has been reduced by
ploughing so that now it measures only 18m-21m.
The barrow lies in an area where there are many other burial monuments as
well as the remains of prehistoric land division.
The fence which runs in a north west to south east direction past the
northern edge of the mound is excluded from the scheduling, although the
ground beneath the fence posts 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.

Despite disturbance, the round barrow 480m north of Jingleby Thorn 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 lies in an area where there are many other burial monuments, as
well as a concentration of prehistoric land boundaries. The relationships
between these monuments are important for understanding the division and
use of the landscape for social, ritual and agricultural purposes during
the later prehistoric period.

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Sources

Books and journals
Northern Archaeological Associates, , North York Moors Forest Survey Phase Two, (1996)
Other
Craster, OE, AM7, (1968)

Source: Historic England