🪦 Burial Barrows of the World

These are notable burial barrows — the ancient earthen and stone mounds heaped over graves in prehistoric times, marking cemeteries, chieftains and ritual landscapes across the world. Each profile shows where the barrow is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

73 burial barrows from 25 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any burial barrow for its full profile.

Africa (1) Americas (12) Asia (4) Europe (54)

Africa (1 burial barrows)

Americas (12 burial barrows)

Asia (4 burial barrows)

Europe (54 burial barrows)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.