Bowl barrow 920m north of Betton Farm
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1008129
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1933
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1994
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Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- North Yorkshire
- District:
- Scarborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Ayton
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 00088 86361
Reasons for Designation
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 this barrow has been partially excavated and altered by agricultural
activity it is still visible as a mound. Further evidence of the structure of
the mound, the surrounding ditch and burials will survive. It will also
contribute to an understanding of the wider group of which it is a member.
Details
The monument includes a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a member of a wider group in
this area of the North Yorkshire moors. The barrow mound is 1m high and 30m
in diameter. Although no longer visible at ground level, a ditch, from which
material was excavated during the construction of the monument, surrounds the
barrow mound. This has become in-filled over the years but survives as a
buried feature 4m wide.
The 19th century antiquarian Lord Conyngham partially excavated the barrow
mound in 1849. He found a crouched inhumation laid on a stone platform.
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 23807
- Legacy System:
- RSM
Sources
Other
9110, North Yorks. SMR,
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
End of official listing