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Moulton Hills / Arms Hills, Bourn

History of the Roman barrows

Scheduled Monument

The Roman barrows at Bourn were excavated in 1908. They are ditched. Of the three barrows, one contained a variety of bronze objects and a coin of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD).

Details of a new excavation at this site was reported by CAS Volume XCV in 2006. the findings cast doubt on the earlier conclusion that these were Roman burial mounds. Findings suggest that these are medieval earthworks for the purposes of smelting iron.

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