Three Howes (South Moor)

This is a series of seven aligned bronze age round barrows found in Dalby Forest. This first photograph shows the northernmost barrow which lies to immediately to the north of the forest drive.

The second photograph shows the next howe in line which lies immediately to the south of the forest drive. Most passing motorists probably don't even notice they are there as they drive between them.

The third photograph is of the area containing the remaining five barrows. The third in line is quite prominent in the foreground then two other dark patches show barrows four and six. The fifth is barely visible between them. The seventh barrow cannot be discerned in the photo and lies to the east (left) of barrow three (the nearest).

You may notice a horizontal line in the grass just above the frontmost barrow, this is the remains of an old pathway that runs through the alignment passing just this side of barrow six.

The site is known as Three Howes because only three of the barrows are easily discernable.

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National monument number

34678