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Wormwood Hill tumulus is a Bronze Age barrow located in Cambridgeshire. The monument survives as a burial mound of earthen construction, representing funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1006904, indicating its recognition as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance. Such barrows are characteristic features of Bronze Age landscapes in East Anglia and reflect the burial traditions and social organisation of prehistoric communities in the region.
Wormwood Hill tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006904. View the official record →
Wormwood Hill tumulus is a Bronze Age barrow located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006904.
Wormwood Hill 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 1006904.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Borough Hill: a large multivallate hillfort (4.3 km), Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm (4.4 km), Brent Ditch (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wormwood Hill 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.
Wormwood Hill tumulus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.