Bartlow Hills

Bartlow Hills is a Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire [1]. The tallest barrow is 15 metres high, and is the largest Roman barrow north of the Alps [1]. The barrows date from the 1st or 2nd centuries AD [1]. Excavations were undertaken in the 19th century, discovering walled graves containing human cremains within glass vessels, which were stored in large wooden chests [1]. Decorated vessels in bronze, enamel, pottery and an iron folding chair were also found among other funerary goods [1].