Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor)

Round Barrow(s)
NZ959020

Nearest town:

Whitby (11km WNW)

OS reference:

NZ959020

OS sheet:

94

Latitude:

54° 24' 14.98 N

Longitude:

0° 31' 20.79 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

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Images

Image of Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context from the northwest, seen from Park Hill. Robin Hood’s Butts are at the left-hand end of the ridge on the skyline, with Stony Marl Moor to the right. Stoupe Beck Valley below.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2024)

thesweetcheat Sep 27, 2026

Articles

Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor)

Round Barrow(s)

Rhiannon Mar 21, 2007

“A couple of tumuli near the Bay are called “Robin Hood’s Butts,” at which, it is stated, he exercised his men in archery.”
p114 in ‘A glossary of Yorkshire words and phrases collected in Whitby and the Neighbourhood. By An Inhabitant. 1855. You can read this on Google Books.

Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor)

Round Barrow(s)

fitzcoraldo Mar 22, 2007

These barrows may also have also been known as the ‘Old Wife Howes’ or Houes. There are a number of barrow groups on the northern edge of the moor.
They we dug by the enthusiastic barrow digger the Rev William Greenwell. In Recent Researches in Barrows in Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire etc Greenwell numbers one of them as CCLXIX.
One can be seen here
themodernantiquarian.com/post/22392
and then in the background of these pictures
themodernantiquarian.com/post/43452
themodernantiquarian.com/post/43428

Sites within 20km of Robin Hood’s Butts (Brow Moor)

Brow Moor Standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.36km ENE

3

1
Stoupe Brow Enclosures

Enclosure • 0.42km ESE

1
Fylingdales Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km S

74

1

1

8

3
NZ 96545 01516

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.5km S
Brow Moor Ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 0.54km NNE

4

1
NZ 96393 01685

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.56km ESE
NZ 96427 01735

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.58km E
The Kendall stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.92km ESE

4
Grey Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.25km SSW

10

4
Stony Marl Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 1.3km S

1
Beacon Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 1.66km E

1

1
Stony Marl Ring Cairn (N)

Ring Cairn • 1.75km SW
Stony Marl Ring Cairn (C)

Ring Cairn • 1.78km SSW
Stony Marl Moor Ring Cairn (S)

Ring Cairn • 1.82km SSW
Raven Hall Hotel

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.1km E

6

5

1
Pye Howe Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 2.19km SE
Wragby Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.36km SW

6

1
Jugger Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 2.39km SW

4
The Fylingdales Stone

Carving • 2.67km WSW

6

1

3

1
Jugger Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 2.77km SW

6
Kirkmoor Beck, Fylingdales

Stone Circle • 3.63km W

1
Ramsdale Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 4.19km W

28

1

5
Latter Gate Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km WNW

8
Brow Top

Round Barrow(s) • 4.31km WNW

7

1
Latter Gate Hills quadruple dyke

Dyke • 4.41km WNW

4
Thorn Key Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km W

1
Hunter Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 5.37km SE
Burn Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 5.47km WSW

1
Standingstones Rigg

Cairn circle • 5.63km SE

15

1

4

2
The Old Wife’s Neck

Standing Stones • 5.68km W

9

7

2
Broxa

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.61km SSE

2

1
Louven Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.7km WSW

4

4

1
Lilla Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.71km WSW

3

2
Ann Cross

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.29km WSW

1

1
High Woof Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 8.46km SW

2
Foster Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.55km WSW

5

2
Thieves Dikes

Dyke • 8.78km SSE

1

1
Low Woof Howe

Cairn(s) • 8.84km SW

1
Robbed Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.07km W

5

2
Greenlands Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.09km W

9

2

2
Flass Brow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.87km W

2

2
Pen Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.4km W

3

2
Breckon Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.56km W

11

2
Howden Hill (Yorkshire)

Sacred Hill • 10.61km S

5

2
Flat Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.71km W

9

1
Sil Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.73km W

1

1
High Bridestones

Stone Circle • 11.17km W

57

1

9

1
Saltergate Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.51km WSW

1
Low Bridestones

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.6km W

25

1

5

1
Dargate Dyke

Dyke • 11.96km SSW

3

2
Blakey Topping

Stone Circle • 12.2km SW

59

1

12

2
Fox Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.37km SSW

1

2
Double Dyke (Lockton)

Dyke • 12.6km SW

5
Three Howes, Ebberston

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.77km SSW

3
Allan Tofts, Goathland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.89km W

33

1

1
Simon Howe

Kerbed Cairn • 13.43km WSW

24

1

6
Swarth Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.46km W

6

8

1
High & Low Bridestones Dovedale

Natural Rock Feature • 13.49km SW

10

2

1
Two Howes

Cairn(s) • 13.6km WSW

9

1
Three Tremblers

Round Barrow(s) • 14.27km S

1

1
Howl Moor

Stone Circle • 14.72km WSW

9

1

2
Hunt House Crag

Standing Stones • 14.82km WSW

4

2

1
Hagworm Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.09km SE

1
Hutton Mulgrave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.12km W
In Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.15km W

7
Seamer Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 15.19km SE

5

5
Far Black Rigg

Dyke • 15.35km SW
Wheeldale Moor Cist

Cist • 15.47km WSW

2

3
The Wheeldale Stones

Standing Stones • 15.5km W

17

2

8

1
Cockmoor Hall Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.83km SSW

1

1
Lady Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 15.85km W

1
Levisham Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.88km SW

6

4
Scamridge Dykes

Dyke • 15.91km SSW

3

1

3
East Ayton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.11km SSE

1

1
Murk Mire Moor

Cairn(s) • 16.37km WSW

1
Three Howes

Round Cairn • 16.37km WSW

5

2
Wade’s Stone (South)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km WNW

10

2

3
Rob Howe Long Barow

Long Barrow • 16.92km SSW
Scamridge Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.22km SSW

1

1
Wade’s Stone (North)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.78km WNW

6

2
The Old Wife’s Well

Sacred Well • 18.28km WSW

2

3

3
Butter Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.55km WNW

1
Ebberston Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.23km SSW
Rawcliffe Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 19.26km WSW

1
Wheeldale Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 19.31km WSW

2

1

1
Leaf Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 19.38km WSW
The Old Wifes Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 19.4km WSW
Blue Man I’ The Moss

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.53km WSW

3

3
High Park Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km W

1
King Alfred’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.65km SSW

1
Ugthorpe Moor Pit Alignment

19.68km W

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km W

1