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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of barrows in Weasenham 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.
Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.