What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Square barrow on Scawton Moor, adjacent to the quarry between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg Slack as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Square barrow on Scawton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding early funerary practices and landscape use in northern England.
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