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Vikings Mound is a Bronze Age barrow located in Norfolk, England. The mound survives as a substantial earthwork and represents a burial monument from the second millennium before the Common Era, when such tumuli served as prominent markers for elite or significant deceased individuals within their communities. The site's popular name references later historical periods rather than its actual date of construction, a nomenclature not uncommon amongst Norfolk's ancient monuments. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practice in East Anglia.
Vikings Mound, tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003978. View the official record →
Vikings Mound is a Bronze Age barrow located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003978.
Vikings Mound, tumulus 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 1003978.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallows Hill tumulus (2.7 km), Earthwork on Wilby Warren (3.4 km), Moated site SE of All Saint's Church, Hargham (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Vikings Mound, tumulus'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.
Vikings Mound, tumulus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.