Details

The monument includes a round barrow which lies in a conifer plantation on a
gentle south-facing slope at the north edge of the North York Moors.
The barrow has an earth and stone mound which measures 8m in diameter and
stands up to 0.5m high. In the centre of the mound there is a hollow caused
by excavations in the past. Forestry furrows run across the mound in a north
east to south west direction and have dislodged three large sub-rectangular
stones from the centre of the mound.
The barrow was originally one of at least eight spread across the north east
side of Newton Mulgrave Moor and lies in an area rich in prehistoric
monuments, including further barrows, field systems and settlements.

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

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.

The importance of the barrow 740m south of Newton Brow is enhanced by its
spatial association with seven other barrows. Such clusters of burial
monuments provide important insight into the development of ritual and
funerary practice during the Bronze Age. The barrow is situated within an area
which includes other monuments dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age.
Associated groups of monuments such as these demonstrate a continuity of
occupation throughout the prehistoric period and offer important scope for the
study of the distribution and development of prehistoric activity across the
landscape.

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Sources

Books and journals
Spratt, D A , 'Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology in North East Yorkshire' in Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology of North East Yorkshire, , Vol. 87, (1993)
Other
Bastow, M E, AM107,

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