What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross 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.
Round barrows dating to the Early Bronze Age; they are significant as burial monuments reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
Boundary Stone Near Western HowesMonument or public art · 125 yd
Fat BettyWayside cross · 278 yd
White Cross (south)Listed building · 279 yd
Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale MoorScheduled monument · 454 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Ledging HillMountain / peak · 860 yd
Castle CragCliff · 1573 yd
High CragCliff · 1.0 mi
Reeking Gill waterfallWaterfall · 1.1 mi
Seavey HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Unnamed stream north of Gill Wath waterfallWaterfall · 1.4 mi
Seated Man SculpturePublic sculpture · 1.9 mi
Blakey Junction on the Rosedale RailwayVisitor information · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0