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Gallows Hill barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located in Hertfordshire, England. The monument consists of an earthen barrow that represents a funerary practice characteristic of the Neolithic period, when such mounds served as communal or individual burial places. As a surviving example of prehistoric monument construction in the county, it contributes to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices in Neolithic England. The site remains an important archaeological record of early British funerary traditions, though its current physical condition and the extent of surviving structural features would require examination against current site records.
Gallows Hill barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012408. View the official record →
Gallows Hill barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012408.
Gallows Hill barrow 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 1012408.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'The Mount' (4.5 km), Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green (4.7 km), Enclosure and earthworks SE of Clothallbury House (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gallows Hill barrow'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.
Gallows Hill barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.