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Bartlow Hills is a Roman barrow cemetery located near Bartlow in Essex, dating to the first and second centuries AD. The site comprises a group of substantial earthen mounds constructed over cremation burials, representing one of the most important concentrations of Romano-British elite funerary monuments in Britain. The barrows originally contained rich grave goods and evidence of high-status burial practice, though the site has been subject to antiquarian investigation and disturbance over several centuries. The surviving mounds remain visible as a distinctive landscape feature and constitute significant archaeological evidence for Romano-British society and mortuary practices in the eastern provinces.
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 Bartlow in Essex, dating to the first and second 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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