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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bransdale Ridge (Cowl House)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Map Ref: SE6073496810 Landranger Map Number: 94
Latitude: 54.363201N Longitude: 1.066829W
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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These round barrows are situated 850 metres west of Cowl House and are recorded as Historic England List ID 1010337 which says: "four adjacent round barrows situated in a prominent position on the southern end of Bransdale Ridge. The three most southerly barrows are contiguous mounds orientated north-south, the fourth lying separately 10m to the north west. Of the trio of barrows, the most southerly has an earth and stone mound 5m in diameter and 0.75m high. The central barrow has an earth and stone mound 5m in diameter and 1.2m high. The northern barrow has an earth and stone mound 6m in diameter and 0.9m high. All these mounds were each surrounded by a ditch up to 3m wide which has become filled-in over the years and is no longer visible as an earthwork. The northern barrow has an earth and stone mound standing 0.6m high. It is round in shape and 9m in diameter. The centre of this mound has been dug into in antiquity. This mound was surrounded by a ditch up to 3m wide which has become filled-in over the years and is no longer visible as an earthwork. There are many similar barrows on this area of the Hambleton Hills. Many of these lie in closely associated groups, particularly along the watersheds. They provide evidence of territorial organisation marking divisions of land; divisions which still remain as some parish or township boundaries."
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