Monument record MYO3533 - Round Barrow Kexby

Summary

Aerial photographs record a round barrow cemetery as cropmarks to the south of Londesborough Lodge in Kexby parish, centred on SE 6923 5220. The group comprises two large concentric ring-ditches (one monument only partly showing), approximately 50m across, and three smaller single ring-ditches (one only partly revealed). The group can probably be dated to the Early Bronze Age period. Fragmentary linear features in the adjacent area may represent parts of mortuary enclosures associated with or predating the funerary monuments.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 6889 5206 (291m by 347m)
Map sheet SE65SE
Civil Parish Kexby, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NMR Information:

Aerial photographs record two ring-ditches and part of a large concentric ring to the west of South Farm in the area centred on SE 689521. This probably represents part of a cemetery identified in the area centred on SE 692522 , to the north of South farm.(SE 65 SE 18). Fragmentary linear and rectilinear features visible at SE 6892 5205, and SE 6885 5196 may represent parts of mortuary enclosures associated with the funerary monuments. (1-2)

1 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6851/25(12551/22) 22-JUL-94
2 Oblique aerial photograph reference number NMR SE 6852/4 (12542/19) 22-JUL-94

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2019 11:24AM

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