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Mersea Mount is a Roman burial mound located at Barrow Hill Farm near Mersea Island in Essex. The monument represents a substantial earthwork of the Roman period, constructed as a funerary monument in a tradition that reflects both Roman and local burial practices. The mound survives as a prominent topographical feature in the landscape and has been recognised as a significant archaeological site of Roman date. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its importance as evidence of Roman settlement patterns and funerary customs in Roman Britain.
Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019019. View the official record →
Mersea Mount is a Roman burial mound located at Barrow Hill Farm near Mersea Island in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019019.
Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm 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 1019019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm (1.1 km), Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm (2 km), Roman round building (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm'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.
Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.