Title

Willy Howe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Caption

Willy Howe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 20th century. A large round barrow or tumulus which has been excavated several times by Lord Londesborough in 1857 and Rev. Greenwell in 1887. Neither found burials or grave goods; Greenwell found a feature approximating a shallow grave. The site is a location of a folktale and legend.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B82_052

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,9Mb (2,0Mb) / 15,9in x 10,7in / 4758 x 3224 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature outdoors tree England field plant day death rustic farmland century burial folklore concept legend legendary 20th century rural historic CM Dixon East Riding of Yorkshire rural life TGN tumulus photograph CM Dixon Dixon CM Mike Dixon Willy Howe photograph