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Blakey Howe, Yorkshire

Blakey Howe is a prehistoric round barrow which is topped by an 18th-century boundary stone, located on the spine of Blakey Ridge in Yorkshire, in the North Riding. It is constructed of earth with some stone. It is just over 65ft in diameter and stands 6ft high with an old antiquarian excavation hollow 20ft in diameter and up to 5ft deep in its top. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018983.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.389012,-0.956484
Grid Reference: SE 6786 9978
Civil Parish: Farndale East CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 299968
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Blakey_Howe,_Yorkshire_299968

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