Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath

England
List entry 1004002
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004002
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
TM 34483 91311, TM 34408 91305, TM 34382 91055
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises multiple barrow mounds, including both long barrows characteristic of the Neolithic period and round barrows typical of the Bronze Age, representing successive phases of ritual burial practice across several millennia. These earthworks, now largely under heathland vegetation, form an important archaeological landscape that documents changing patterns of mortuary behaviour and settlement in prehistoric Norfolk. The monument group is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and represents a significant concentration of funerary monuments from the region's prehistoric heritage.

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004002. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath?

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004002.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath?

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath 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 1004002.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount (4.1 km), Moated site of Flixton Priory (5.8 km), Boys Hall moated site, 410m north west of The Grange (6.2 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath

Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~10.4 miles