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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Breckon Howe (Sleights Moor)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Whitby Nearest Village: Goathland
Map Ref: NZ8537603406
Latitude: 54.418939N Longitude: 0.685798W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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A bronze age round barrow which is predominant within the landscape, it stands at the highest point of the moor and with the ground gradually sloping away in all directions it has good all round views.
The barrow is HERR MONUMENT 29302 which tells us that it is 22m in diameter and 22m high and that it is surmounted by a boundary stone. Not stated but it has also been excavated in the past.
The barrow is Historic England LIST ENTRY 1004987 however as of March 2022 it is still awaiting update and provides no detailed information
The stone on top of the barrow which is grade II listed marks the boundary between the civil parishes of Goathland and Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby. It is Historic England LIST ENTRY 1174081 which tells us that it is a roughly tapered monolith,1.3m high and made of gritstone. On its south face is inscribed – Goathland boundary determined at York Assizes 1813.
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