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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Spell Howe (Folkton)Country: England County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Filey Nearest Village: Folkton
Map Ref: TA06577878
Latitude: 54.193717N Longitude: 0.368091W
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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Cairn in Yorkshire (East)
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) tells us about this tumulus, identified from early 20th century references - see their Spell Howe, Folkton, East Yorkshire. TNA tells us: "This once impressive tumulus a half-mile east of the village* was first mentioned in the Bardney Cartulary in the early 13th century, where is was written as Spelhou. Suggested by Olof Anderson (1934) to have been an early moot site — “the meeting place of the Torbar Hundred” — this appears to be confirmed in Smith’s (1937) etymological analysis where he ascribes Spell Howe to be literally, “‘Speech mound’, from OE spell, speech and haugr” (burial mound)."
This tumulus is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 79695, which says: "Spell Howe (Speech Mound). A barrow known to have been the meeting-place of the hundred ... A large turf-covered round barrow 1.2m high, partially mutilated by modern fences."
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