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Hangour Hill is a Neolithic long barrow located near Snettisham in Norfolk. The monument consists of an earthen mound of considerable length, characteristic of the long barrow tradition of the fourth millennium BC. Such monuments typically served as communal burial sites and are among the earliest substantial structures built in the British Isles. Hangour Hill remains significant as evidence of the Neolithic settlement and funerary practices in East Anglia during this formative period of British prehistory.
Hangour Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003160. View the official record →
Hangour Hill is a Neolithic long barrow located near Snettisham in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003160.
Hangour Hill 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 1003160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood (0.6 km), Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church (2.9 km), Village cross 50m east of St Mary's Church (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hangour Hill'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.
Hangour Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.