List Entry Summary
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Name: Barrow at Telegraph Hill
List Entry Number: 1012449
Location
The monument may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Hertfordshire
District: North Hertfordshire
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Lilley
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: Not applicable to this List entry.
Date first scheduled: 10-Jun-1992
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System: RSM
UID: 20623
Asset Groupings
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List Entry Description
Summary of Monument
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Reasons for Designation
Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments
dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most
examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as
earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple
burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often
acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar,
although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form
and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl
barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are
a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable
variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.
Although slightly disturbed, the barrow on Telegraph Hill is largely intact
and will retain considerable potential for the preservation of archaeological
and environmental evidence.
History
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Details
The barrow is situated on the south shoulder of Telegraph Hill just south of
the trackway. It is a hemispherical earth mound measuring approximately 16m
in diameter by 1.5m in height. The northern edge of the monument has been
altered slightly by the trackway which runs alongside it.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Selected Sources
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Map
National Grid Reference: TL 11804 28591
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