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Round barrow on Hargham Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Norfolk, England. The monument survives as an earthwork comprising a circular mound with a surrounding ditch, characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial places, often containing inhumed or cremated remains together with grave goods that reflected the status of the deceased. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice in East Anglia and remains a scheduled monument of significance to the understanding of prehistoric Norfolk.
Round barrow on Hargham Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003171. View the official record →
Round barrow on Hargham Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003171.
Round barrow on Hargham Heath 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 1003171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site SE of All Saint's Church, Hargham (1.8 km), Earthwork on Wilby Warren (3 km), Gallows Hill tumulus (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Hargham Heath'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 on Hargham Heath stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.