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Barrow (Artificial mound or tumulus)

an artificial mound or tumulus, of stones or earth, piled up over the remains of the dead. Such erections were frequently made in ancient times in our own land, and are numerous in many countries. In Scotland they are called cairns. Burial in barrows seems to have been practiced as late as the 8th century A. D. One of the finest barrows in the world is Silbury Hill, Wiltshire, near Marlborough. It is 170 feet in perpendicular height, 316 along the slope, and covers about five acres of ground.