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Bartlow Hills is a Roman barrow cemetery located near Ashdon in Essex, comprising a group of large earthen mounds that date to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The site contains at least five substantial burial mounds, originally constructed during the Roman period to commemorate wealthy individuals, and represents one of the most significant concentrations of Romano-British funerary monuments in England. Excavations in the 19th century revealed that the barrows contained cremated remains and grave goods reflecting the prosperity and status of those interred within them. The monuments survive as prominent earthwork features in the landscape, preserving important evidence of Roman burial practices and social hierarchy in Roman Britain.
Bartlow Hills Roman barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018974. View the official record →
Bartlow Hills is a Roman barrow cemetery located near Ashdon in Essex, comprising a group of large earthen mounds that date to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018974.
Bartlow Hills Roman barrow cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018974.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Maze (7.8 km), Tiptoft's moated site and fishponds (7.8 km), Bury Hill: a motte and bailey castle west of Castle Lane (7.9 km).
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