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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor) - Round Barrow(s) in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by johndhunter on Wednesday, 03 May 2023  Page Views: 220

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor)
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Northallerton  Nearest Village: Cowesby, Kepwick
Map Ref: SE4819789858
Latitude: 54.302065N  Longitude: 1.26087W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor)
Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor) submitted by johndhunter : Gallow Hill RB at SE 48197 89858 – Close up view, looking south westerly, March 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Yorkshire (North)

Two bronze age round barrows in a very prominent position on Gallow Hill above the villages of Kepwick and Cowesby on the western edge of the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the VALE OF MOWBRAY. Both are marked on the present day (2023) OS map and well worth a visit because of their location.

They are made of earth and stone and of a similar diameter at about 18m. One of them is known as the Gallow Hill round barrow, this is at SE 48197 89858 and is very prominent within the landscape being some 3.35m high. The other barrow some 50m to the south at SE 48184 89801 is of a lower height at 1.2m and though not as prominent still stands out clearly. Both have been dug into in antiquity and whilst Historic England state (as of 1994) that the barrows lie near the west end of a prehistoric linear earthwork I find this is a bit misleading. The linear earthwork is almost a mile away towards the top of the scarp , terminating just to the west of STEEPLE CROSS. See HERE for more information on the linear earthwork which is known as the Steeple Cross Dyke.

Note: Gallow Hill also overlooks an ancient route known as Red Gate which ran down from the HAMBLETON DROVE ROAD (Hambleton Street, Cleveland Way) near Steeple Cross past FRIAR’S CROSS, then Gallow Hill onto Pen Hill where there is now a deep hollow way taking you down into Kepwick.

Sources:
Gallow Hill RB - Historic England LIST ENTRY 1008577 and ‘HERR’ MONUMENT 55470
RB 50m to South - Historic England LIST ENTRY 1010455 and ‘HERR’ MONUMENT 55467
Info on Red Gate - Hayes R.H, 1988 - Old Roads and Pannierways in North East Yorkshire page, 49.
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Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor)
Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor) submitted by johndhunter : Gallow Hill RB at SE 48197 89858 – Approaching from a north easterly direction across Galllow Hill, March 2014. As can be seen the barrow is very distinctive and lies just outside the fencing at the north west tip of Boltby Forest. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor)
Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor) submitted by johndhunter : RB 50m to the south at SE 48184 89801- Viewed looking westerly, towards the Vale of Mowbray, March 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor)
Gallow Hill Tumuli (Cowesby Moor) submitted by johndhunter : RB 50m to the south at SE 48184 89801- Viewed from below, March 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SE4889 : Tumulus, Gallow Hill by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
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SE4889 : Old Boundary Marker on Pen Hill, Cowesby Parish by M Rayner
by M Rayner
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SE4889 : Kepwick, Gallow Hill by Mel Towler
by Mel Towler
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SE4889 : Old Boundary Marker on Pen Hill, Cowesby Parish by M Rayner
by M Rayner
©2019(licence)
SE4889 : Old Boundary Marker on Pen Hill, Cowesby Parish by M Rayner
by M Rayner
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