Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm

Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm

England
List entry 1020125
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020125
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
TL 12853 94620
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman barrow 380 metres north of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument located in Huntingdonshire. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Kellaways and Oxford Clay formations, Oxfordian mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that underlie this part of the East Midlands. Protected by Historic England as a scheduled monument under reference 1020125, the barrow occupies a scheduled area of 0.14 hectares.

This earthwork belongs to the tradition of monumental burial mounds that persisted into the Roman period in Britain. Roman barrows in this region frequently mark the graves of prominent individuals or wealthy families, often positioned to command views across the local landscape and to remain visible to passing travellers. The barrow's location north of Hill Farm places it within the settled agricultural countryside of Roman Huntingdonshire, an area with evidence of substantial Roman occupation and activity.

The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork, a significant archaeological record of Roman-period burial practice in eastern England. Its survival and protection reflect the rarity and importance of such monuments for understanding Romano-British social hierarchy, religious beliefs and funerary customs during the first four centuries AD.

Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020125. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm?

Roman barrow 380 metres north of Hill Farm is a scheduled monument located in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020125.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm?

Roman barrow 380m north 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 1020125.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement SE of Orton Waterville (3.1 km), Earthworks of deserted medieval village (3.4 km), Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville (3.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm

Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.