Round Barrow, Garrowby

Round barrow - Garrowby Wold

Thursday 22nd January 2015

I get a sense of connection with 'the ancestors' whenever I see a 'Tumuli' or burial mound. This is ancient people making a statement about the choice of burial site and in this case at the very top of the Wolds, it commands a superb view all around. Situated on Garrowby Wold on the western edge of the Yorkshire Wolds and overlooking the Vale of York, it dates from the late neolithic to the late bronze age, so 2400 to 1500 bc. It was excavated in 1876 by the Driffield archaeologist J.R. Mortimer when it was found to contain four bodies and some pottery. The mound is 22 metres in diameter. It is one of many in the immediate area, all with good views!