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Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney is a Bronze Age barrow located in Norfolk, England. The monument forms part of a larger barrow cemetery and represents typical funerary practice of the Bronze Age period, when burial mounds were constructed to mark elite or significant burials. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1003161 and retains archaeological interest as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in East Anglia.
Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003161. View the official record →
Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney is a Bronze Age barrow located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003161.
Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney 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 1003161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Wilby Warren, Eccles (0.8 km), Earthwork on Wilby Warren (1 km), Buckenham Castle (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney'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.
Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.