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Name:A bowl barrow at Howe Hill 130m SSW of St Felix’s Church; AKA Feliskirk Motte and Bailey
NY SMR Number:MNY438
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:Oct 8 2012 3:26PM

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument () 20460: A bowl barrow at Howe Hill 130m SSW of St. Felix's Church
  • Conservation Area: Felixkirk Conservation Area
Grid Reference:SE 467 846
Parish:Felixkirk [2052]; Hambleton

Monument Type(s):

Other References/Statuses

  • AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 55557 HOWE HILL
  • National Monuments Record: SE48SE1
  • Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 171.03

Full description

THIS SMALL MOTTE LIES 140M SOUTH OF FELIX KIRK CHURCH. IT HAS BEEN MUCH DAMAGED BY ROAD CONSTRUCTION BUT THE SITE OF A PROBABLE BAILEY IS OCCUPIED BY THE VICARAGE GARDEN. The ROADS CUTTING INTO MOUND HAVE ALSO REMOVED ANY EVIDENCE OF DITCH OR COUNTERSCRAP BANK. THE NARROW FLAT SUMMIT HAS NO EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURES. Form: Earthwork (11/1976) (1)
Norman in origin containing a great hall and living apartments. (2)
Supposed Medieval motte, more likely to be a Bronze Age bowl barrow. (3)


<1> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE48SE1 (Card Index). SNY1.


<2> Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 1913, CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING, p 347 (Article). SNY1613.


<3> English Heritage, Various, National Monuments Record / National Record of the Historic Environment (Dataset). SNY8716.

Sources and further reading

<1>SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE48SE1 .
<2>SNY1613 - Article: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 1913. CASTLES OF THE NORTH RIDING. I'ANSON W M. Photocopy. p 347.
<3>SNY8716 - Dataset: English Heritage. Various. National Monuments Record / National Record of the Historic Environment.

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