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John O'Gaunt's Hill is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in Bedfordshire. The monument comprises a circular earthwork with a pronounced central mound, characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. The site is named after the medieval figure John of Gaunt, though this nomenclature reflects later folk etymology rather than any genuine historical connection to the monument itself. The barrow represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice in the region and remains a visible landscape feature documenting Bronze Age settlement and funerary traditions.
John O'Gaunt's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005403. View the official record →
John O'Gaunt's Hill is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005403.
John O'Gaunt's 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 1005403.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Bury moated site (3.1 km), Stratton Park moated enclosure and associated manorial earthworks (4.1 km), A ringwork and bailey castle, ring ditch and enclosures east of Brookland Farm (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of John O'Gaunt's 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.
John O'Gaunt's Hill stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.