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Earthwork on Broome Heath is a prehistoric monument consisting of a series of Bronze Age barrows and associated earthworks located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds of varying sizes scattered across the heath, representing funerary activity during the Bronze Age period. The earthworks remain visible as low relief features across the landscape, though their form has been subject to erosion and modification over millennia. The monument is significant as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Norfolk, and forms part of the broader archaeological landscape of Broome Heath, which contains other prehistoric remains.
Earthwork on Broome Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003970. View the official record →
Earthwork on Broome Heath is a prehistoric monument consisting of a series of Bronze Age barrows and associated earthworks located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003970.
Earthwork on Broome 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 1003970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount (4.2 km), Moated site of Flixton Priory (5.6 km), Boys Hall moated site, 410m north west of The Grange (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork on Broome Heath'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.
Earthwork on Broome Heath stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.