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Disc barrow on Litcham Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, approximately 250 metres south west of Bridge Farm. The barrow takes the form of a low mound surrounded by a ditch, characteristic of disc barrow construction, a monument type typically dating to the Bronze Age period. The site represents an important element of the prehistoric burial landscape of Norfolk and contributes to understanding of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region during the Bronze Age.
Disc barrow on Litcham Common, 250m south west of Bridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021132. View the official record →
Disc barrow on Litcham Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, approximately 250 metres south west of Bridge Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021132.
Disc barrow on Litcham Common, 250m south west of Bridge Farm 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 1021132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall (2.4 km), Devil's Dyke ('The Launditch') (3.4 km), Mileham Castle (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Disc barrow on Litcham Common, 250m south west of Bridge Farm'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.
Disc barrow on Litcham Common, 250m south west of Bridge Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.