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Low Woof Howe

Hob Uid: 62792
Location :
North Yorkshire
Scarborough
Darncombe-cum-Langdale End
Grid Ref : SE8921096180
Summary : A round barrow with an earth and stone mound, standing up to 1.2 metres high. There is a hollow in the centre of the mound, caused by partial excavation in the past. On the west side of this hollow is a boundary stone, bearing on its south-eastern face the inscription 'By Order of the Commissioner of Wykeham Inclosure 1786'. Scheduled.
More information : (SE 8921 9618) Low Woof Howe (NR). (1)

SE 8919 9618 The remains of a heather-covered barrow composed
of earth and stone, 15.0 m diameter and 1.5 m high, the centre
of which has been removed. Surveyed at 1:10 000. Surmounted
by a boundary stone inscribed: "By order of the commissioner
of Wykeham 1786".

The name Low Woof Howe still applies. (2)

SE 892 961. Low Woof Howe round cairn. Scheduled no. NY/891. (3)

A round barrow with an earth and stone mound, standing up to 1.2 metres high. There is a hollow in the centre of the mound, caused by partial excavation in the past. On the west side of this hollow is a boundary stone, bearing on its south-eastern face the inscription 'By Order of the Commissioner of Wykeham Inclosure 1786'. Scheduled. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : F1 JB 11-FEB-74
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Source details : North Yorkshire
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Source details : EH Scheduled Monument Review, 09-NOV-2000
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Round Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1786
Monument Type : Boundary Stone
Evidence : Structure

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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 891
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 34173
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 89 NE 21
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-02-11
End Date : 1974-02-11