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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Foster HowesCountry: England
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County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Whitby Nearest Village: Goathland
Map Ref: NZ8744800991
Latitude: 54.396889N Longitude: 0.654587W
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| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| 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 |
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PeterJMayhew visited on 25th Aug 2022 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 Foster Howes is a good-looking group of barrows which can be visited as part of a tour of the many local pre-historic sites in the region.
A group of three bronze age bowl barrows in an approximate north south alignment on Sneaton High Moor, all of which have hollows in their centre indicating signs of excavation by antiquarians. Both the central and southern barrows are predominant and stand out clearly from a distance. These barrows appear to be part of a chain that run north westerly to south easterly from FLAT HOWE on Sleights Moor to LOW WOOF HOWE on Allerston High Moor.
Northern barrow at NZ 87437 01020 is the smallest of the barrows and is not marked on the present day OS map, whilst the central and southern barrows are. The barrow is Historic England LIST ENTRY 1009853 which tells us that it is made of earth and stones, 12 m in diameter and stands 0.75m high
Central barrow at NZ 87448 00991 – This is Historic England LIST ENTRY 1009854 which tells us that it is 20m in diameter and 1.75m high, also that there is a recumbent boundary stone within the central hollow on top of the mound.
Southern barrow at NZ 87468 00899 - This is Historic England LIST ENTRY 1009855 which tells us that it is 20m in diameter and 2m high. Also there is a boundary stone inserted within the hollow.
‘HERR’ also has information on Foster Howes at MONUMENT 29322
Note: Both the central and southern barrows are prominent land marks and at one time various important trods and tracks (moor roads) radiated from this locality. Sewell* calls it a hilltop ‘Clapham Junction’. They also at one time marked the separation between the Abbey (Whitby) lands to the north and east and the King’s land to the south and west. Sewell also tells us that Foster Howes appear to have been named after two prominent officials belonging to the King’s forest, who are spoken of as the ‘The Park Foster’ and the ‘Green Foster’. These two officials worked immediately under the Forester – at – Fee who in mediaeval times was an officer directly appointed by the King, to look after his land and the animals within.
*Sewell J.T. 1923 – Mediaeval Roads, page 16.
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