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White Hill is a Bronze Age barrow located in Suffolk, England. The monument survives as a bell barrow, a distinctive burial mound type characteristic of the Bronze Age, comprising a central mound surrounded by a ditch and an outer bank. Bell barrows of this form typically date to the Early to Middle Bronze Age and represent high-status burials of the period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1017787, reflecting its archaeological significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age funerary practice in East Anglia.
Bell barrow known as White Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017787. View the official record →
White Hill is a Bronze Age barrow located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017787.
Bell barrow known as White Hill 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 1017787.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Downham High Warren (3.1 km), Bowl barrow 700m north west of High Lodge (5.8 km), St Peter's Church, remains of (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow known as White Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bell barrow known as White Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.