Callis Wold Barrow Cemetery

Nearest town:
Norton (17km NNW)
OS reference:
SE830555
OS sheet:
106
Latitude:
53° 59' 18.89 N
Longitude:
0° 44' 2.31 W
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Callis Wold Barrow Cemetery

Chris Collyer
Chris Collyer May 26, 2002

On my first visit here I failed dismally to find any of the barrows, second time round I got hold of the OS map beforehand and it still took me a while to find them!

Take the road from Pocklington to Millington then continue until it splits into two (both roads join the A166 a mile or so further on). This triangle of land contains 3 remaining barrows of an original 18 of the Callis Wold group, 2 are badly ploughed down, but the northern one with it’s nearby mystery earthworks is well preserved. Continue on to the A166 and turn left, there are several further barrows beside the road, but take care – car drivers and motorcyclists treat this road like a racetrack…

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Callis Wold Barrow Cemetery
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
Chris Collyer
Chris Collyer May 27, 2002

This group was excavated by J R Mortimer between 1860 and 1892.

A barrow at SE829556 covered 2 concentric rings of wooden posts, 6.5 and 8.5 metres across, with a surrounding 30 metre ditch. Grave finds included a crouched skeleton, food vessel and large stone axe.
Finds from the other barrows, which contained a mixture of inhumations and cremations, included more vessels and collared urns, a jet necklace and jet and faience beads.

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