Barrow

Millbarrow long barrow (Winterbourne Monkton)

Millbarrow once stood on a low chalk spur 2 km north‑west of Avebury, just above the spring‑line where the Kennet valley…

3 weeks ago

Horslip (Windmill Hill) Long Barrow, Avebury

Sitting on the south‑east shoulder of Windmill Hill (grid ref. SU 086 070), 140 ft (43 m) above the Kennet valley, the Horslip long barrow commands…

3 weeks ago

Kirkhaugh Cairns – Cumbria

This mound is 22ft. in diam. and about 3ft high. It has been built upon a natural knoll which makes…

1 month ago

Oval Barrow east of Ulshaw Bridge

This unexcavated and undated barrow matches many of other Late Neolithic / Early Bronze-Age round barrows (c. 2400–1500 BC) dotted…

1 month ago

Flats Hill – Carlton in Coverdale

Flats Hill mound is approximately 30 meters in diameter and stands about 3.6 meters high. It has never been excavated,…

3 months ago

Round Hill Motte at Carlton-in-Coverdale

Carlton Castle, or Round Hill Motte, at Carlton-in-Coverdale is an intriguing historical site that offers a glimpse into the medieval…

3 months ago

Mitchell Laithes Farm Ring Cairn and burial complex, Ossett, West Yorkshire

The Bronze Age discoveries in Mitchell Laithes Farm, Ossett, West Yorkshire, offer an important glimpse into the region's ancient past.…

1 year ago

Bowbridge Lane Late Bronze Age burial site, Catterick

The excavation on the northern side of Bowbridge Lane as part of the A1 expansion revealed a significant archaeological site,…

1 year ago

Kirklington Tumulus

"Prehistoric vessels dug out of the mound at Stapely Hill, Kirklington, in 1903. Fragments of several pottery urns of the…

7 years ago

Maiden Castle Fort Reeth

For over five hundred years, the miners and smelters of Reeth produced mountains of precious lead. The lead ores from…

7 years ago