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West Rudham long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Norfolk, England. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the significant burial structures of that era in East Anglia. Long barrows of this type typically contained communal burials and served important ritual and social functions within Neolithic communities. The monument survives as an earthwork and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding early agricultural settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Norfolk.
West Rudham long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010559. View the official record →
West Rudham long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010559.
West Rudham long barrow 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 1010559.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow on West Rudham Common, 950m SSE of the Grange (0.7 km), Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange (2.3 km), Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of West Rudham long barrow'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.
West Rudham long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.