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Monument Number 62181

Hob Uid: 62181
Location :
North Yorkshire
Ryedale
Birdsall
Grid Ref : SE8383063530
Summary : Barrow group of five Bronze Age bowl barrows situated within the vicinity of the Wold Entrenchments, east of Toisland Farm and west of Wharram Percy Farm. Excavations between 1866 and 1883 located cremations, a crouched inhumation and finds including pottery, a bone pin and a flint knife. Field investigations in 1974 found most of the barrows to be ploughed out and visible as lsight earthworks. However, one survives as an earthwork with a diameter of 26 metres, and height of 1 metre. Later Prehistoric territorial boundary and cross dyke in close association. Scheduled.
More information : (SE 83636345; 83706348; 83766351;83836353) Tumuli (NR) (1)

(SE 83636345) A round barrow 44ft diameter and 18ins high.
Excavated in 1866 when two cremation burials, both with cinerary
urns were found. Other finds were several fragments of an urn
and a bone pin. Re-excavation in 1883 revealed nothing more.
(SE 83706348) A round barrow 70ft diameter and 5ft 4ins high.
Excavated in 1866 when a single crouched burial and a possible
cremation were seen. Other finds were the neck of a food vessel,
two jet studs and worked flints.
(SE 83766351) A round barrow 50ft diameter and 1ft high.
Excavated in 1866 when a cremation burial with cinerary urn and
several other burnt bones were seen. Re-excavation in 1883 revealed nothing more.
(SE (83836353) A round barrow 70ft diameter and 2ft 3 ins
high. Excavated in 1866 when a single crouched inhumation and a
cremation burial were seen. Other finds were a food vessel,
bone pricker and a flint knife. (2)

(SE 83636345) Ploughed through - no trace.
(SE 83706348) Ploughed through but still visible as an earthen
mound about 26.0m diameter 1.0m high.
(SE 83766351) Ploughed through - no trace.
(SE 83836353) Ploughed through and visible as a slight rise only.
Published Survey (25") Revised. (3)

SE 8363 6346. A bowl barrow on Toisland Wold, 580m E of Toisland Farm. Scheduled RSM No. 20510.
SE 8378 6350. Four bowl barrows and parts of two linear boundary earthworks and a cross dyke 750m W of Wharram Percy Farm. Scheduled RSM No. 20512. (4) See Wold Enrenchments 6" Map Diagram SE 86 SW for further details on linear boundaries. (5)
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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : Mortimer J R. 1905. Burial Mounds of East Yorkshire, 45-8
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Source details : F1 ISS 03-DEC-74
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Source details : English Heritage, Scheduling Amendment, 18-FEB-1994
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division - Wold Entrenchments 6" Map Diagram SE 86 SW in NMRC
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Crouched Inhumation, Cremation
Evidence : Earthwork, Find, Sub Surface Deposit
Components and Objects:
Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Crouched Inhumation, Cremation
Object Type : PIN, VESSEL, KNIFE
Object Material : Bone, Pottery, Flint
Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NY 747
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 20509
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 20510
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 20511
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 20512
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 86 SW 24
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Related Warden Records :
Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association
Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1866-01-01
End Date : 1866-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1866-01-01
End Date : 1883-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1866-01-01
End Date : 1866-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1866-01-01
End Date : 1883-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-12-03
End Date : 1974-12-03