Howe Hill, Newby Round Barrow(s) View all content for Howe Hill, Newby

Ord had this to say in his History and Antiquities of Cleveland, published in 1846. "The parish of Seamer contains several objects of antiquarian interest. The most important is How Hill, a large tumulus, half way between the villages of Seamer and Newby, close to a farmhouse, the property of Colonel Wyndham. This is, perhapsthe most complete of the Cleveland tumuli; but whether Celtic, Roman, or Saxon, we have no sense of judging, not having had the opportunity of exploring the interior. he tenant assured us that some years ago he assisted in partially examining this ancient memorial, but found nothing except large masses of freestone, with fragments of bones".

Posted by fitzcoraldo 7th January 2003ce

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