MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

MONUMENTAL MOUNDS

SEPTEMBER 1989

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

MONUMENTAL MOUNDS

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Hill altars; Round barrows; Silbury Hill barrows

Ordnance Survey map term: Name of site; Tumulus

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Monumental Mound.