Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSuet Hills round barrow cemetery

Suet Hills round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1020844
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Suet Hills round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located in Cambridgeshire, comprising a group of round barrows that represent an important concentration of funerary monuments from the second millennium BC. The barrows form part of the dispersed burial landscape characteristic of Bronze Age communities in the East Anglian region, with multiple earthwork mounds arranged across the site. These monuments reflect the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age societies, particularly their emphasis on monumental burial practices and the commemoration of the dead through conspicuous earthwork construction. The site remains significant as physical evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary traditions in the East Midlands and East Anglia during the Bronze Age period.

Suet Hills round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020844. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Suet Hills round barrow cemetery?

Suet Hills round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located in Cambridgeshire, comprising a group of round barrows that represent an important concentration of funerary monuments from the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020844.

Who is responsible for protecting Suet Hills round barrow cemetery?

Suet Hills round barrow cemetery 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 1020844.

What other scheduled monuments are near Suet Hills round barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m south of Bunting's Farm (1.4 km), Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork (3.1 km), Whittlesey Butter Cross (3.6 km).

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