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Cuckoo Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Suffolk, England. The monument represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of the second millennium BCE, when such earthen mounds served as burial places for individuals of presumed social standing within prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as a distinctive circular earthwork, testament to the enduring physical presence of Bronze Age burial practices in the English landscape. Its designation within the National Heritage List for England reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary custom in East Anglia.
Round barrow called Cuckoo Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005958. View the official record →
Cuckoo Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005958.
Round barrow called Cuckoo Hill 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 1005958.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrows, Risby Poor's Heath East (1.2 km), Cavenham Bridge (1.9 km), Settlement site W of Hengrave mill (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow called Cuckoo Hill'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.
Round barrow called Cuckoo Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.