Category
Burial mounds & barrows
Long barrows, round barrows and chambered tombs. Britain's oldest architecture β older than the pyramids, often bigger than they look.
725 places in this category.
Burial mounds & barrows by region
- 100 burial mounds barrows in South West England
- 77 burial mounds barrows in South East England
- 75 burial mounds barrows in Scottish Highlands
- 72 burial mounds barrows in North Wales
- 70 burial mounds barrows in Scottish Islands
- 50 burial mounds barrows in Central Scotland
- 42 burial mounds barrows in East Midlands
- 37 burial mounds barrows in Mid Wales
- 36 burial mounds barrows in East of England
- 36 burial mounds barrows in North West England
Highlights
π· 4UNESCO World Heritage Β· Yorkshire & the Humber
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey β ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.
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π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· London
Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey β former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
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Stratford Langthorne Abbey
Stratford Langthorne Abbey β Cistercian abbey in Stratford, London, England, UK.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· London
Croham Hurst round barrow
Croham Hurst round barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· London
Shrewsbury Barrow
Shrewsbury Barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Chestnuts Long Barrow
Chestnuts Long Barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Addington Long Barrow
Addington Long Barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
disc barrow
disc barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
bell barrow
bell barrow β a burial mound in england-london, United Kingdom.
Flagshipπ· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Amesbury Abbey
Amesbury Abbey β former abbey in the United Kingdom.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey β abbey in Frant, East Sussex, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Beaulieu Abbey
Beaulieu Abbey β abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Bisham Abbey
Bisham Abbey β monastic and manorial complex.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Burnham Abbey
Burnham Abbey β house of Anglican nuns near Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Flagshipπ· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Cholsey Abbey
Cholsey Abbey β abbey in Cholsey, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Cookham Abbey
Cookham Abbey β abbey in Berkshire, England, UK.
Flagshipπ· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Douai Abbey
Douai Abbey β church in Berkshire, United Kingdom.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Dureford Abbey
Dureford Abbey β abbey in Rogate, Chichester, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr
Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Faversham Abbey
Faversham Abbey β Cluny style monastery in England.
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π· 4Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Langdon Abbey
Langdon Abbey β human settlement in Langdon, Dover, Kent, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Medmenham Abbey
Medmenham Abbey β Cistercian abbey in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Minster Abbey
Minster Abbey β historic abbey and Grade I listed building in Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Nashdom
Nashdom β former country house and former Anglican Benedictine abbey in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England; now an apartment complex.
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Netley Abbey
Netley Abbey β abbey in Hampshire, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Otham Abbey
Otham Abbey β abbey in Polegate, Wealden, England, UK.
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Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey β monastery on the Isle of Wight in southern England.
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Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey β ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
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Robertsbridge Abbey
Robertsbridge Abbey β church in East Sussex, England, UK.
π· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
Selsey Abbey
Selsey Abbey β former abbey in Selsey, Chichester, England, UK.
π· 4Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde β Benedictine abbey on Isle of Wight, England.
Flagshipπ· 5Abbeys & priories Β· South East England
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough β abbey in Hampshire, England.
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St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton
St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton β abbey in Hougham Without, Kent, England, UK.
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Titchfield Abbey
Titchfield Abbey β medieval abbey and later country house in Titchfield, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey β Cistercian abbey in Surrey, England, UK.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Headon Warren Barrow
Headon Warren Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Harborough Barrow
Harborough Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Bronze Age Barrow
Bronze Age Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Bronze Age Burrial Barrow
Bronze Age Burrial Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Tumulus
Tumulus β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Long Barrow
Long Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
East Kennett Long Barrow
East Kennett Long Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
White Barrow
White Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Gran's Barrow
Gran's Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Gobs Barrow
Gobs Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Bevis Long Barrow
Bevis Long Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Barrow Clump
Barrow Clump β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Black Barrow
Black Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Abra Barrow
Abra Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Long Burgh long barrow
Long Burgh long barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Burderop Down Tumulus
Burderop Down Tumulus β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Robin Hood's Barrow
Robin Hood's Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Bowledge Hill Bell Barrow
Bowledge Hill Bell Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Flowerdown Disk Barrow
Flowerdown Disk Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
π· 5Burial mounds & barrows Β· South East England
Flowerdown Bowl Barrow
Flowerdown Bowl Barrow β a burial mound in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many burial mounds & barrows are in this guide?
- We currently list 725 burial mounds & barrows across the United Kingdom β every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter β almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls β everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.