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The Six Hills Roman barrows is a group of six burial mounds located near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. These earthworks date to the Roman period and represent a rare example of Romano-British burial practice in the region, suggesting the presence of a significant settlement or administrative centre in the vicinity. The barrows vary in size and form a distinctive linear arrangement across the landscape, with their survival as visible earthworks making them valuable archaeological monuments. Their purpose and the status of those interred within them remain subjects of archaeological interest, as such formal burial monuments were not uniformly common throughout Roman Britain and their presence here indicates local wealth or importance during the Roman occupation.
The Six Hills Roman barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015579. View the official record →
The Six Hills Roman barrows is a group of six burial mounds located near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015579.
The Six Hills Roman barrows 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 1015579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whomerley Wood moated site (0.9 km), Old malt houses and kiln, High Street (2 km), Roman barrow and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Graffridge Wood, 250m east of Wintergreen Cottages (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Six Hills Roman barrows'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.
The Six Hills Roman barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.