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Highley Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hertfordshire. The monument consists of a round mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form prevalent during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods in southern England. Such barrows typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and ritual practices of their time. The site represents an important surviving example of prehistoric burial architecture in the county and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in prehistoric Hertfordshire.
Highley Hill bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009428. View the official record →
Highley Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009428.
Highley Hill bowl 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 1009428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green (5.2 km), Romano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at Baldock (5.4 km), 'The Mount' (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Highley Hill bowl 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.
Highley Hill bowl barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.