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Tumuli on West Harling Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, comprising a group of earthen mounds that represent funerary practices of the second millennium BCE. The site consists of multiple barrows situated on the heath landscape, which would have formed a prominent ceremonial and burial ground for local populations during the Bronze Age period. These tumuli are characteristic of the widespread barrow construction tradition that dominated prehistoric burial rites across East Anglia, reflecting both the social status of the interred individuals and the community's investment in monumental funerary architecture. The earthworks remain visible as landscape features, though their original form and dimensions have been modified by subsequent land use and natural processes over the millennia since their construction.
Tumuli on West Harling Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003996. View the official record →
Tumuli on West Harling Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Norfolk, comprising a group of earthen mounds that represent funerary practices of the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003996.
Tumuli on West Harling 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 1003996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way (2.8 km), Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath (3 km), Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath (3.1 km).
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