The Reverend Young excavated on of the barrows on the hill and recored the following;
“..a small urn, preserved entire, in possession of the author; discovered a few years ago at Upleatham, within a large urn. It is only 2.25 inches diameter at the top and 2.75 inches at the bottom, 2in. deep without and 1.25in. within”
History of Whitby
G. Young
1817