Willy Howe

Willy Howe is a large round barrow 7.5 m (25 ft) high, located between Wold Newton and Burton Fleming in the civil parish of Thwing.

[1] The mound has been recorded as being excavated several times: by Lord Londesborough in 1857;[2][3] and by Canon William Greenwell in 1887.

[2] Willy Howe is registered on the National Heritage List for England as a Scheduled Monument.

[6] Thomas Wright ascribed the barrow to be the location of a folktale recorded by William of Newburgh in the 12th century:[7] the legend tells of a man returning home past the barrow at night being surprised to hear sounds of feasting, merriment and singing emanating from the mound.

According to the story the vessel was of unusual form and colour and eventually passed into the hands of Henry I and later other kings.