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Long barrow on Therfield Heath is a Neolithic burial monument located on Therfield Heath near Royston in Hertfordshire. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period, representing one of the characteristic monumental forms of early farming communities in prehistoric Britain. The structure comprises an elongated earthwork characteristic of long barrows, which served as communal burial places for the dead over extended periods. As a well-preserved example of Neolithic funerary architecture, it contributes significantly to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Chalk uplands of East Anglia during the fourth and third millennia before the present.
Long barrow on Therfield Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010428. View the official record →
Long barrow on Therfield Heath is a Neolithic burial monument located on Therfield Heath near Royston in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010428.
Long barrow on Therfield 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 1010428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, Goodfellows. (4.5 km), Double moat and fishpond, Queenbury (4.7 km), Reed Hall moated site, Reed (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Therfield Heath'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.
Long barrow on Therfield Heath stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.