Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Images

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by hotaire

Breckon Howe – looming over Heartbeat film crew.

Image credit: hotaire

hotaire Aug 8, 2007

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by Chris Collyer

The barrow looking north.

Chris Collyer Sep 20, 2003

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by Chris Collyer

Stones at the base of the barrow. Are they from it, or just clearance?

Chris Collyer Sep 20, 2003

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by fitzcoraldo

Image credit: Fitzcoraldo

fitzcoraldo Jan 9, 2003

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by fitzcoraldo

Inscription to follow

Image credit: Fitzcoraldo

fitzcoraldo Jan 9, 2003

Image of Breckon Howe (Round Barrow(s)) by fitzcoraldo

On of the many NYM round barrows with a medieval stone atop it.
There are quite a few large barrows beside road ways which would imply that these roadways probably originated as ancient trackways.
Breckon Howe is situated at the junction between thre pickering to Whitby Road and the Goathland road.

Image credit: fitzcoraldo

fitzcoraldo Jan 9, 2003

Articles

Breckon Howe

Round Barrow(s)

Chris Collyer Sep 20, 2003

I took a wrong turn when heading to the High Bridestones and spotted this barrow to the right of the road. I recognised it immediately as one I had visited and photographed some 10 years ago while on the way to Whitby but had since forgotten where it was – it was nice to put a name to it at last. The barrow is easy enough to get to, park just to the west of the cattle grid on the open road that leads from the A169 to Goathland and follow the line of the fence north before cutting across to the barrow. The barrow itself stands on the highest point of this part of the moor with a spot height of 297 metres and the land slopes away gently on all sides. It is about 2-3 metres tall but the top has been badly bashed about/excavated/pillaged and it now has a boundary stone on top. There are also several medium sized boulders scattered around that could have formed part of the barrow, a couple near the bottom looked like they may have been part of a kerb, I had a look for cup marks on them but couldn’t spot anything. On the other hand they could just be the result of field clearance.

Breckon Howe

Round Barrow(s)

fitzcoraldo Nov 28, 2002

Breckon Howe is one of sixteen large barrows that follow a ridge across an 10 mile tract of moor between Goathland and Robin Hoods Bay and forms part of the ancient Whitby Strand Boundary.

Sites within 20km of Breckon Howe

Pen Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 0.36km NE

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2
Sil Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 0.61km SSW

1

1
Flass Brow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.16km SE

2

2
High Bridestones

Stone Circle • 1.26km NW

46

1

9

1
Flat Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.3km N

8

1
Greenlands Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.5km ENE

9

2

2
Low Bridestones

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.61km NW

18

1

5

1
Robbed Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.05km ESE

5

2
Allan Tofts, Goathland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.42km WSW

33

1

1
Foster Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.27km ESE

5

2
Ann Cross

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.07km ESE

1

1
In Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.77km WSW

7
Two Howes

Cairn(s) • 4.93km SW

9

1
The Old Wife’s Neck

Standing Stones • 4.93km E

9

7

1
The Wheeldale Stones

Standing Stones • 4.98km WSW

17

2

8

1
Louven Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 5.33km ESE

4

4

1
Swarth Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.6km NNW

6

8

1
Simon Howe

Cairn(s) • 5.81km SSW

24

1

6
Lilla Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 5.87km ESE

3

2
Thorn Key Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 6.08km E

1
Murk Mire Moor

Cairn(s) • 6.31km WSW

1
Three Howes

Round Cairn • 6.31km WSW

5

2
Howl Moor

Stone Circle • 6.35km SW

9

1

2
Lady Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km WNW

1
Hutton Mulgrave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.38km NW
Hunt House Crag

Standing Stones • 6.41km SW

4

2

1
Ramsdale Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 6.69km ENE

20

1

5
Wheeldale Moor Cist

Cist • 6.78km SW

2

3
Kirkmoor Beck, Fylingdales

Stone Circle • 6.99km E

1
Burn Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.17km ESE

1
High Woof Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.6km SE

2
Saltergate Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.81km SSE

1
Low Woof Howe

Cairn(s) • 8.15km SE

1
The Fylingdales Stone

Carving • 8.48km E

6

1

3

1
Wragby Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.23km E

6

1
Jugger Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km E

6
Jugger Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 9.49km E

4
Wheeldale Howe

Artificial Mound • 9.54km WSW

2

1

1
Stony Marl Ring Cairn (N)

Ring Cairn • 9.67km E
Blue Man I’ The Moss

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.81km WSW

3

3
Wade’s Stone (South)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.95km NNW

10

2

3
High Park Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 10.02km WNW

1
Ugthorpe Moor Pit Alignment

10.03km WNW

1
Blakey Topping

Stone Circle • 10.14km SSE

51

1

12

2
Stony Marl Ring Cairn (C)

Ring Cairn • 10.16km E
Grey Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.18km E

10

4
Stony Marl Moor Ring Cairn (S)

Ring Cairn • 10.3km E
Lealholm Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 10.44km W
Glaisdale Swang Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.54km W

6

1

1
Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.56km E

2
Fylingdales Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.63km E

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1

1

8

3
NZ 96545 01516

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.63km E
Stony Marl Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 10.69km E

1
Brow Moor Ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 10.7km E

4

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.74km WNW

1
Brow Moor Standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.83km E

3

1
Traverse Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.83km WSW

2

1
Stoupe Brow Enclosures

Enclosure • 10.89km E

1
NZ 96393 01685

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.01km E
NZ 96427 01735

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.09km E
The Old Wife’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.13km SW

2

3

3
Levisham Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.2km S

6

4
Lealholm Moor

Ring Cairn • 11.24km W

4
Glaisdale. Black Hill Stone

Standing Stones • 11.25km W

3

1
The Kendall stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.26km E

4
Wade’s Stone (North)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.3km NNW

6

2
Far Black Rigg

Dyke • 11.44km S
The Old Wifes Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 11.54km SW
Leaf Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.62km SW
Rawland Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.64km W

9
Glaisdale Rigg Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.76km W

4
Temple Beeld

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.76km WNW

16

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3

1
Glaisdale Rigg Roadside Stone

11.76km W

2
Flat Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.8km WSW
Pye Howe Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 11.86km E
Hart Leap Stones

Standing Stones • 11.86km W

1

1

1
Butter Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.07km NNW

1
Beacon Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km E

1

1
High & Low Bridestones Dovedale

Natural Rock Feature • 12.17km SSE

10

2

1
Shunner Howe

Artificial Mound • 12.23km WSW

1

1
Newton Mulgrave Woods

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.37km WNW

7

2
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 12.41km W
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 12.41km W
Brown Rigg Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.44km W
Rokan Stone

12.47km WSW

5

2

1
Newton Mulgrave Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.51km WNW

2
Raven Hall Hotel

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.66km E

6

5

1
Peat Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.66km WSW

1
The Nan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.02km WNW

2

1
Dargate Dyke

Dyke • 13.11km SE

3

2
Danby Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 13.14km W

3
Black Dike Moor Pit Alignment

13.16km W

2
Fox Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.28km SE

1

2
Newton Mulgrave Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.32km WNW

4

2

2
Easington High Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.36km W

13

3

1
Rawcliffe Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.41km SSW

1
Three Howes Rigg (Easington Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.58km W

1
Stang Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.72km WNW

5

2
Three Howes, Ebberston

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.78km SE

3
Broxa

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km ESE

2

1
Howden Hill (Yorkshire)

Sacred Hill • 14.4km ESE

5

2
Standingstones Rigg

Cairn circle • 14.4km E

15

1

4

1
The Old Wife’s Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 14.47km W
Hunter Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.54km E
Danby Rigg Cross Dykes

Dyke • 14.84km W

4
Wolf Pit

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km W

3

1
Pind Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 14.87km W

5

1
The Old Wife’s Stones Road

Ancient Trackway • 14.9km W

2

1
Danby Rigg

Cairn(s) • 14.9km W

28

9
Hilda’s Well

Sacred Well • 15.05km NW

2

4
Cawthorne Camps

Round Barrow(s) • 15.22km SSW

1

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 15.37km WSW
Loose Howe

Cup Marked Stone • 15.37km WSW

3

3

1
Abrahams Hut

Round Cairn • 15.39km SW
Thieves Dikes

Dyke • 15.49km ESE

1

1
Hinderwell Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km NW

2

2
Elm Lodge, Danby Low Moor

Long Barrow • 15.75km W

2

1
Spiers House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.89km SW
Blackpark

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.93km SW

1
Askew Rigg

Ring Cairn • 15.94km SW
Robin Hood’s Butts (Gerrick)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km W

3

1
Roxby

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.23km WNW

9

1
Three Howes (Spaunton Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km WSW

1
Gerrick Moor 1

Round Barrow(s) • 16.87km W

3
Staithes

16.92km NW

2
Gerrick Moor Dyke

Dyke • 16.99km W

1
Gerrick Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.05km W

2

2

2
Herd Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.09km W

6

1
Low Crag Dyke

Dyke • 17.1km W

3
Western Howes (Westerdale)

Cairn(s) • 17.17km WSW

1
Scamridge Dykes

Dyke • 17.33km SE

3

1

3
Kettle Howe

Round Cairn • 17.49km WSW
Three Tremblers

Round Barrow(s) • 17.5km SE

1

1
Cockmoor Hall Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.62km SE

1

1
Blakey Ridge Handstone

17.65km WSW

2

2
Pike Howe

Round Cairn • 17.67km WSW
Scamridge Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.69km SSE

1

1
Little Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.69km WSW

5

2
Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.8km WSW

5

3
Haw Rigg Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.03km W

1
Rob Howe Long Barow

Long Barrow • 18.05km SE
Margery Bradley Standing Stone / Flat Howe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.06km WSW

3

3
High Snapes

Ring Cairn • 18.09km WSW
Three Howes Rigg (Commondale)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.51km W

5

1
Box Hall/Castleton Moor

Enclosure • 18.66km W

1

1
Moorsholm Rigg

Enclosure • 18.75km W
Freebrough Hill

Sacred Hill • 18.89km W

10

2

7
Moorsholm Spring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.95km W
Stony Ruck

Round Barrow(s) • 18.95km W
Crown End, Westerdale

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.96km W

1

1
Ebberston Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.29km SSE
Westerdale Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.68km W

6

1

1
Sand Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.86km W

1

1