Danes Graves

#5563 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Danes Graves is an archaeological site in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It forms part of the Arras Culture of inhumation and chariot burial prevalent in the region during the British Iron Age. It is a prehistoric cemetery site situated in Danesdale – a dry river valley with gravel and chalk deposits. The site is north of Driffield near the village of Kilham. ()

Coordinates: 54°3'17"N, 0°26'40"W

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Danes Graves – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burton Agnes Hall, Sledmere House, Rudston Monolith, Driffield Castle.

5.2 miE
Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Burton Agnes Hall, Bridlington
132 min walk • Burton Agnes Manor House is an English Heritage property, located in the village of Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England only a few yards away from the newer Burton Agnes Hall.
5.6 miW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Sledmere House, Driffield
142 min walk • Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, set within a park designed by Capability Brown.
5.6 miNE
The tallest standing stone in the UK
Rudston Monolith
144 min walk • The Rudston Monolith at over 25 feet is the tallest megalith in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the churchyard in the village of Rudston in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
3.1 miS
Forts and castles
Driffield Castle, Driffield
79 min walk • Driffield Castle is located in the town of Driffield, approximately 12 miles north of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress which was founded by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester. It was re-fortified in the 13th century.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yorkshire Wolds, Driffield
86 min walk • The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in north-eastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie. On the western edge, the Wolds rise to an escarpment which then drops sharply to the Vale of York.
5.7 miSE
Canal
Snakeholme Lock
145 min walk • Snakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used. It was designated Grade II in 1986.
5.2 miE
Museum, History museum
Burton Agnes Hall
132 min walk • Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smythson.
5.7 miW
Memorial
Wagoners' Memorial
145 min walk • The Wagoners' Memorial is a war memorial in Sledmere, in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The unusual squat columnar memorial was designed by Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet and built in 1919–20.
3.1 miSE
Village
Nafferton
80 min walk • Nafferton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north-east of Driffield town centre and lies just south of the A614 road.