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Shunner Howe, Yorkshire

Shunner Howe is a prehistoric burial mound on Glaisdale High Moor, Yorkshire, in the North Riding. It survives as a 80ft-diameter mound of earth and stone standing up to 8ft high. Around the southern side of the mound there is a 13ft wide ditch with a 10ft wide external bank. The monument is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018763.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.387409,-0.866654
Grid Reference: SE 7369 9969
Civil Parish: Glaisdale CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 304388
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Shunner_Howe,_Yorkshire_304388

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