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Moulton Hills Roman barrows is a Bronze Age and Romano-British cemetery site located in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a group of burial mounds that demonstrate the continuity of funerary practice across these periods, with evidence of use spanning from the Bronze Age through the Romano-British era. The barrows represent an important archaeological resource for understanding burial customs and settlement patterns in the East Anglian fenland region during prehistoric and Roman times. The site's significance lies in its potential to illuminate the transition between Iron Age and Roman occupation in this landscape.
Moulton Hills Roman barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019837. View the official record →
Moulton Hills Roman barrows is a Bronze Age and Romano-British cemetery site located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019837.
Moulton Hills Roman barrows 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 1019837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A ringwork and bailey castle, and 17th century formal garden remains, at Bourn Hall (0.9 km), Bourn Windmill (1.7 km), Moated site at Moat House Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moulton Hills Roman barrows'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.
Moulton Hills Roman barrows stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.