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Round barrow
Hemispherical mound of earth and/or stone raised over a burial placed in the middle
A round barrow is a type of tumulus and is one of the most common types of archaeological monuments. Although concentrated in Europe, they are found in many parts of the world, probably because of their simple construction and universal purpose.[citation needed]
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In Britain, most of them were built between 2200BC and 1100BC.[1] This was the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age. Later Iron Age barrows were mostly different, and sometimes square.[2]