Scheduled MonumentsEngland'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford

'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford

England
List entry 1002883
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002883
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.6 hectares
Grid reference
TL 90713 81423, TL 90393 81403, TL 90923 81395, TL 90586 81391, TL 90342 81388, TL 90809 81362
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Seven Hills is a group of Bronze Age barrows situated near Rushford in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises seven tumuli of varying sizes, representing burial mounds typical of the Bronze Age period, which would date their construction to approximately 2200 to 700 BCE. The barrows are dispersed across the landscape and preserve evidence of prehistoric funerary practices in East Anglia, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the region. As a scheduled monument, the site retains archaeological significance despite the effects of agricultural activity and modern land use on its physical condition.

'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002883. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is 'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford?

Seven Hills is a group of Bronze Age barrows situated near Rushford in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002883.

Who is responsible for protecting 'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford?

'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford 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 1002883.

What other scheduled monuments are near 'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.6 km), Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm (3.8 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (4.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under 'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford

'Seven Hills' (tumuli), Rushford stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.