Spell Howe

Nearest town:
Filey (6km ENE)
OS reference:
TA065788
OS sheet:
101
Latitude:
54° 11' 37.02 N
Longitude:
0° 22' 2.87 W
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Image of Spell Howe (Artificial Mound) by notjamesbond

In the grounds of a house, Spell Howe is more manicured than most neolithic mounds

notjamesbond
notjamesbond Jun 10, 2004

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Spell Howe

notjamesbond
notjamesbond Jun 10, 2004

We returned inland and back through the Dyke, again looking mightily impressive from the road. This time the plan was to visit Spell Howe, a tumulus mentioned in the TMA but not covered on this website. I could not understand why this was but as soon as I found it I understood. The tumulus of Spell Howe is located within the grounds of a farmers garden. Not just any farm but a fort knox type place with beware of the dog signs, intercom and infra-red gate opening mechanisms. I had initially been confused by what my OS map was telling me and I walked all around the field at the side of the house to see if I could catch a glimpse of the mound. I was wrong, the mound is actually very easy to see, its just beyond the gate and is bang next to the roadside. We tried buzzing the intercom for a better look but nobody was home so the pictures that we took were from the outside. Again the placing is obvious, on the brow of a hill overlooking a valley, Spell Howe is at the top most point and could probably have been seen for miles.

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