Round barrow — Round barrows are one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe they are found in many parts of the world because of their simple construction and universal purpose.At their simplest, round barrows are… … Wikipedia
Normanton Down Barrows — Coordinates: 51°10′19″N 1°49′30″W / 51.172°N 1.825°W / 51.172; 1.825 … Wikipedia
List of Scheduled Monuments in Cheshire dated to before 1066 — Sandbach Crosses There are over 200 Scheduled Monuments in Cheshire, a county in North West England, which date from the Neolithic period to the middle of the 20th century. This list includes the Scheduled Monuments in Cheshire up to the year… … Wikipedia
Disc barrow — Section and plan of a generic disc barrow A disc barrow is a type of tumulus or round barrow, a variety of fancy barrow identified in English Heritage s Monument Class Descriptions. A disc barrow comprises a circular or oval shaped flat platform … Wikipedia
Yorkshire Wolds — Geobox|Region name = Yorkshire Wolds native name = other name = category = Hills etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption =A winter view across the Yorkshire Wolds symbol = country = England state = United Kingdom region =… … Wikipedia
Devil's Humps, Stoughton — View across the Devil s Humps from the summit of Barrow A at the southwestern end. Barrows B, C and D are all visible, together with a possible pond barrow in front of Barrow B. The Devil s Humps (also known as the Kings Graves) are four Bronze… … Wikipedia
Duggleby Howe — (also known as Howe Hill, Duggleby) is one of the largest round barrows in Britain, located on the southern side of the Great Wold Valley in the district of Ryedale, and is one of four such monuments in this area, known collectively as the Great… … Wikipedia
Nichtmegalithische Rundhügel — (engl. Round Barrows) sind eine neolithische Erscheinungsform, die sich, inmitten des größeren Verbreitungsgebietes der Nichtmegalithischen Langhügel gelegen, im Nordosten Englands konzentriert. Es gibt in England eine Unterteilung in Bell Barrow … Deutsch Wikipedia
Oval barrow — An oval barrow is the name given by archaeologists to a type of prehistoric burial tumulus of roughly oval shape. In the British mid to late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, oval barrows may indicate a transition between earlier long barrows with… … Wikipedia
John Thurnam — (* 1810; † 1873) war ein britischer Antiquar. Er war Mitglied des Royal College of Surgeons und medical superintenden der grafschaftlichen Irrenanstalt in Devizes in Wiltshire. Er war Mitbegründer der Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History… … Deutsch Wikipedia