Tallest round barrow in the UK?

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Monganaut M
Monganaut Jul 15, 2024 18:01:20
Replying to GLADMAN

One down the road from me, a rare large midland barrow must be a contender. Aptly called Barrow Hill. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=31001

edit, or this one Crookbarrow Hill/Whittington Tump just off the M5.
Though descriptor does say partially man made hill not a barrow specifically.
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8065
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittington_Tump

G GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jul 15, 2024 20:42:47
Replying to Monganaut

Monganaut wrote:
One down the road from me, a rare large midland barrow must be a contender. Aptly called Barrow Hill. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=31001

edit, or this one Crookbarrow Hill/Whittington Tump just off the M5.
Though descriptor does say partially man made hill not a barrow specifically.
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=8065
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittington_Tump

Historic England seems to think Barrow Hill is a relatively 'normal' sized barrow plonked on top of a hillock? Be good if someone could persuade the landowner to let them go have a look... funnily enough, it seems Carl's already been here.
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005326?section=official-list-entry

Crookbarrow Hill looks intriguing, though. Said to be a motte, but with antiquarian opinion about being a burial mound going back centuries.... Norman's weren't exactly averse to reusing mounds...