Editing Tumulus (section)

==Types==
[[Archaeology|Archaeologists]] often classify tumuli according to their location, form, and date of construction (see also [[mound]]). Some British types are listed below:

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* [[Bank barrow]]
* [[Bell barrow]]
* [[Bowl barrow]]
* D-shaped barrow – round barrow with a purposely flat edge at one side often defined by stone slabs.
* [[Disc barrow]]
* [[Fancy barrow]] – generic term for any [[Bronze Age]] barrows more elaborate than a simple hemispherical shape.
* [[Long barrow]]
* [[Oval barrow]] – a [[Neolithic]] long barrow consisting of an elliptical, rather than rectangular or trapezoidal mound.
* [[Platform barrow]] – The least common of the recognised types of round barrow, consisting of a flat, wide circular mound that may be surrounded by a ditch. They occur widely across southern England with a marked concentration in East and West [[Sussex]].
* [[Pond barrow]] – a barrow consisting of a shallow circular depression, surrounded by a bank running around the rim of the depression, from the Bronze Age.
* [[Ring barrow]] – a bank that encircles a number of burials.
* [[Round barrow]] – a circular feature created by the Bronze Age peoples of Britain and also the later [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Vikings]], and [[Saxons]]. Divided into subclasses such as saucer and bell barrow – the [[Six Hills]] are a rare Roman example.
* [[Saucer barrow]] – a circular Bronze Age barrow that features a low, wide mound surrounded by a ditch that may have an external bank.
* [[Square barrow]] – burial site, usually of [[Iron Age]] date, consisting of a small, square, ditched enclosure surrounding a central burial, which may also have been covered by a mound.