Category
Burial mounds & barrows
Long barrows, round barrows and chambered tombs. Britain's oldest architecture — older than the pyramids, often bigger than they look.
733 places in this category.
Burial mounds & barrows by region
- 101 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
- 71 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
📷 4UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.
All burial mounds & barrows
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★ Iconic📷 5
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey — former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Stratford Langthorne Abbey
Stratford Langthorne Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Stratford, London, England, UK.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · London
Croham Hurst round barrow
Croham Hurst round barrow — a burial mound in London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · London
Shrewsbury Barrow
Shrewsbury Barrow — a burial mound in London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Chestnuts Long Barrow
Chestnuts Long Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Addington Long Barrow
Addington Long Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
disc barrow
disc barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
bell barrow
bell barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Amesbury Abbey
Amesbury Abbey — former abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey — abbey in Frant, East Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Beaulieu Abbey
Beaulieu Abbey — abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Bisham Abbey
Bisham Abbey — monastic and manorial complex.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Burnham Abbey
Burnham Abbey — house of Anglican nuns near Burnham in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Cholsey Abbey
Cholsey Abbey — abbey in Cholsey, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Cookham Abbey
Cookham Abbey — abbey in Berkshire, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Douai Abbey
Douai Abbey — church in Berkshire, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Dureford Abbey
Dureford Abbey — abbey in Rogate, Chichester, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr
Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Faversham Abbey
Faversham Abbey — Cluny style monastery in England.
Flagship📷 5
📷 4Abbeys & priories · South East England
Langdon Abbey
Langdon Abbey — human settlement in Langdon, Dover, Kent, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Medmenham Abbey
Medmenham Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Minster Abbey
Minster Abbey — historic abbey and Grade I listed building in Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Nashdom
Nashdom — former country house and former Anglican Benedictine abbey in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England; now an apartment complex.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Netley Abbey
Netley Abbey — abbey in Hampshire, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Otham Abbey
Otham Abbey — abbey in Polegate, Wealden, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey — monastery on the Isle of Wight in southern England.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey — ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Robertsbridge Abbey
Robertsbridge Abbey — church in East Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Selsey Abbey
Selsey Abbey — former abbey in Selsey, Chichester, England, UK.
📷 4Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde — Benedictine abbey on Isle of Wight, England.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough — abbey in Hampshire, England.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton
St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton — abbey in Hougham Without, Kent, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Titchfield Abbey
Titchfield Abbey — medieval abbey and later country house in Titchfield, Hampshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Surrey, England, UK.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Headon Warren Barrow
Headon Warren Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Harborough Barrow
Harborough Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Bronze Age Barrow
Bronze Age Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Bronze Age Burrial Barrow
Bronze Age Burrial Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Tumulus
Tumulus — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Long Barrow
Long Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
East Kennett Long Barrow
East Kennett Long Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
White Barrow
White Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Gran's Barrow
Gran's Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Gobs Barrow
Gobs Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Bevis Long Barrow
Bevis Long Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Barrow Clump
Barrow Clump — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Black Barrow
Black Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Abra Barrow
Abra Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Long Burgh long barrow
Long Burgh long barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Burderop Down Tumulus
Burderop Down Tumulus — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Robin Hood's Barrow
Robin Hood's Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Bowledge Hill Bell Barrow
Bowledge Hill Bell Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Flowerdown Disk Barrow
Flowerdown Disk Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Burial mounds & barrows · South East England
Flowerdown Bowl Barrow
Flowerdown Bowl Barrow — a burial mound in South East England, United Kingdom.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many burial mounds & barrows are in this guide?
- We currently list 733 burial mounds & barrows across the United Kingdom — 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 — 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 — 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.