Mutlow Hill, Great Wilbraham
History of Mutlow Hill
Scheduled Monument
This barrow was excavated in 1852. It is 67 feet in diameter and 10-12 feet high, on the north side of Fleam Dyke. It contained no less that eight (possibly ten) interments, all by cremation. A necklace of segmented beads was found with one interment, one of the most interesting objects found in Bronze Age barrows in this region. The beads are of Mediterranean origin.
Legend had it that a golden coach lay buried within the tumulus, but this was not to be.
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