Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall

England
List entry 1002888
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002888
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TG 17378 03468, TG 17396 03436
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds located within the grounds of Ketteringham Hall in Norfolk. The barrows represent funerary structures typical of the Bronze Age period, when such earthwork monuments were constructed as communal or individual burial sites across the East Anglian landscape. The survival of both mounds within a documented estate setting provides archaeological evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Norfolk, though their original dimensions and any internal features remain subject to archaeological investigation. As a scheduled site, the barrows are protected from development and disturbance, preserving their potential to yield further information through future scholarly study.

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002888. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall?

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds located within the grounds of Ketteringham Hall in Norfolk.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall?

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall 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 1002888.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two tumuli in Big Wood (1.7 km), Cringleford Bridge (3.6 km), Two tumuli, Eaton Heath (4.8 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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall

Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~3.5 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~23.7 miles