Scheduled MonumentsEnglandGroup of barrows in Weasenham Plantation

Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation

England
List entry 1003971
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003971
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.79 hectares
Grid reference
TF 84729 20230, TF 84639 20224, TF 84930 20130, TF 84880 20062
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds situated within woodland, representing a characteristic form of funerary practice from the second and early first millennia BC. Such barrow groups typically served as focal points for communities across several generations, with successive burials and ritual activities marking the landscape. The monument's survival within the plantation setting has preserved the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Norfolk.

Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003971. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation?

The Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003971.

Who is responsible for protecting Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation?

Group of barrows in Weasenham 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 1003971.

What other scheduled monuments are near Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows on Weasenham Lyngs (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 750m north west of Lodge Farm (0.9 km), Bowl barrow in The Belt, 1.1km north west of High House Farm (1.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation

Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~18.9 miles