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Grimes Graves is a Neolithic flint mine complex located in Norfolk, England, comprising a series of shafts and working areas that represent one of the most extensive prehistoric industrial sites in Britain. The round barrow situated within Grimes Graves Plantation is an ancient burial mound of Bronze Age date, constructed several centuries after the cessation of major flint extraction activities at the site. The barrow demonstrates the continued use of the Grimes Graves landscape for funerary purposes, reflecting changing settlement and land-use patterns across the prehistoric period. The overall site preserves substantial archaeological evidence of Neolithic flint working, with the later burial monument evidencing the landscape's significance to subsequent Bronze Age communities.
Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003619. View the official record →
Grimes Graves is a Neolithic flint mine complex located in Norfolk, England, comprising a series of shafts and working areas that represent one of the most extensive prehistoric industrial sites in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003619.
Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation 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 1003619.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bank and ditch NE of London Road (8.3 km), Priory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre and part of Saxon town (8.3 km), Site of Saxon town including site of St John's churchyard on playing fields (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation'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.
Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.