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Giant Hill is a mediæval earthwork near Swine in Yorkshire, in the East Riding. Giant Hill is a large earthen mound, about 11ft high, 190ft long, and 100ft wide. Although tradition suggests it is a prehistoric burial mound, excavations in 1919 and 1960 proved that it was constructed between 1350 and 1450. Its exact function remains uncertain though it may be a lookout for a deer park which is known to have lain to the south of the nearby, now ruined, St Mary's Abbey, a Cistercian nunnery. It is within the council area of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1007750.

Place Type: Mediæval Earthwork
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: East Riding
Lat, Long: 53.806615,-0.28371939
Grid Reference: TA 1311 3584
Civil Parish: Swine CP
Council Area: East Riding of Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: Hull and East Yorkshire SA
Police Area: Humberside PA

GBPN ID: 237849
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Giant_Hill,_Yorkshire_237849

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