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Latitude: 54.3957 / 54°23'44"N
Longitude: -0.5219 / 0°31'19"W
OS Eastings: 496060.673582
OS Northings: 501033.303
OS Grid: NZ960010
Mapcode National: GBR SKSM.S0
Mapcode Global: WHGBC.YSM1
Entry Name: Round barrow 1200m south east of Howdale Farm
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1974
Last Amended: 9 April 2001
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1019686
English Heritage Legacy ID: 34384
County: North Yorkshire
Civil Parish: Fylingdales
Built-Up Area: Robin Hood's Bay
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Ravenscar St Hilda
Church of England Diocese: York
The monument includes a round barrow situated in the middle of Howdale
Moor. This is 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 0.5m high. It is round in
shape and measures 7m in diameter. The mound was surrounded by a ditch up to
3m wide which has been filled in 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
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 1200m south east of Howdale Farm has survived well.
Significant information about the original form of the barrow, the burials
placed within it and the relationship with other monuments in the area will be
preserved. Evidence of earlier land use will also survive beneath the barrow
mound.
Source: Historic England
Books and journals
Smith, M J B, Excavated Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Durham and N' land., (1994), 1-38
Source: Historic England
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