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Gallow Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a substantial barrow cemetery on Salthouse Heath in Norfolk. The monument comprises a primary bowl barrow on Gallow Hill itself alongside an adjacent group of eight further bowl barrows, all dating to the Bronze Age period. These mounds represent a significant concentration of burial activity and were constructed as individual interment features, their siting on the heath reflecting the Bronze Age preference for elevated, open locations for ceremonial burial grounds. The barrow group is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Norfolk.
Gallow Hill bowl barrow and adjacent group of eight bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013564. View the official record →
Gallow Hill bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a substantial barrow cemetery on Salthouse Heath in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013564.
Gallow Hill bowl barrow and adjacent group of eight bowl barrows: part of a 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 1013564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (0.6 km), Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (0.8 km), Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gallow Hill bowl barrow and adjacent group of eight bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse 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.
Gallow Hill bowl barrow and adjacent group of eight bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.