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Somewhere in the area of Kiplingscote there are 9 barrows, at grid.ref. SE 911465 according to getamap... Can't actually find them on TMA, but a wind turbine or two are to be built somewhere very near to them, probably by the old road of the Kiplingscotes Derby race track.. Does anyone know anything about this area please....

Not much help, but a 1970s 1:50000 map shows the concentration of barrows at SE913458, with a couple more on the NE side of the Kipling Cotes Race Course line. The site appears to have been ploughed through by the (now dismantled) railway between Market Weighton and Driffield. There's another concentration at Etton Wold to the SE (SE936439) and another directly south at SE908415, with a long barrow nearby at SE905410). Haven't looked to see if any of these are on TMA.

The Elgee's "The Archaeology of Yorkshire" (1933 Methuen) doesn't specifically mention these, although (not relevant) it does mention another nearby round barrow being covered by the same stretch of railway (Kellythorpe Farm, Driffield) which contained an intact oolitic cist burial with a bronze dagger which preserved fragments of wooded handle and sheath. There were also three amber beads at the neck of the skeleton and a greenstone wrist-guard (for archery), originally secured secured by a leather band attached with gold-headed bronze pins and a bronze buckle. The head of a hawk lay above the knees and a beaker containing food offerings was placed at the feet.

There's no mention of your barrows in Grinsell's "The Ancient Burial Mounds of Britain" (2nd ed 1953 Methuen) either, although he also mentions the Kellythorpe burial. Both books indicate that the majority of Wolds round barrows were excavated by Canon Greenwell of Durham (1870s) and J.R. Mortimer of Driffield (late 19th century/early 20th). Both published their findings.

That's all I've got, sorry.

Kiplings makes exceedingly good Cotes.

Are you sure about that grid ref (SE 911465)? The news report says-

"A previous attempt to build two 20-metre turbines at Wallis Grange Farm, to the south-east of the start line, was blocked as they were deemed to be too close to a neighbouring property, Ridgehill Cottage – even though the occupant backed the idea.
A fresh application for planning permission, which places the masts 360 metres away from the cottage, is now being recommended for approval by planning officers."

A quick google turns up this document from the first application -

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CCgQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastriding.gov.uk%2Fcr%2Flegal-and-democratic-services%2Fdemocratic-services%2Feasternsubcommittee%2F%3Fassetesctl1092546%3D68405&rct=j&q=Ridgehill%20Cottage%20market%20weighton&ei=gDplTOecEsqQ4gae4p2jCg&usg=AFQjCNG6Kss4t-lssfihbotx8pHNDrWJLA&cad=rja

with the details between page30-p39. The map puts the turbines at about SE932430 and mentions crop mark enclosures, ditches and a pair of square barrows ( which may be outliers of the Arras group).

-Chris