Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNorn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm

Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm

England
List entry 1008196
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008196
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
ST 88929 98393
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Norn's Tump is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately four hundred metres south-east of Hill Farm in Gloucestershire. The monument dates to the early Neolithic period and represents one of the characteristic chambered burial monuments of that era in the Cotswold region. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, preserving evidence of the communal burial practices and architectural traditions of Neolithic communities in the English Midlands. Such monuments are significant archaeological resources for understanding early agricultural settlement patterns and ritual practices in prehistoric Britain.

Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008196. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm?

Norn's Tump is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately four hundred metres south-east of Hill Farm in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008196.

Who is responsible for protecting Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm?

Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of 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 1008196.

What other scheduled monuments are near Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 690m and 790m north of The Manor Farm (2.9 km), Bowl barrow 335m south east of Broadfield Farm (4.1 km), Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House (4.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm

Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.