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Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery situated on and around Salthouse Heath in Norfolk. The monument comprises a circular mound characteristic of disc barrows, a type of low burial mound common to the British Bronze Age landscape. Its presence within the wider barrow cemetery demonstrates the importance of Salthouse Heath as a funerary and ceremonial focus during the Bronze Age, when elite and community members were interred within these earthwork monuments. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013580.
Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013580. View the official record →
Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery situated on and around Salthouse Heath in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013580.
Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath 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 1013580.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (1 km), Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (1 km), Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Disc barrow south east of Bard Hill: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.