NHER 11043 (Monument record) - Barrow and human bones
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'A few years before 1860'. 'Below the church' or 'near the church'. Barrow opened and human bones found. R.R. Clarke suggests confusion with bones found at Homersfield station, but in fact (S1) lists both finds separately. See also (S2) and (S3). No clue on tithe map 1840 to this location, except perhaps the field name 'Hill Meadow' at 2760 8710 which is more or less below the church and note Ekwall gives name as meaning 'old barrow'.
Comp. E. Rose (NAU) 11 April 1980.
No sign of a mound near the church.
A. Lawson (NAU) 16 December 1975.
Informant states that a local archaeologist had said he had found a reference to the barrow having been on the 'medieval football field' which must be the Camping Ground (camping = football) directly west of the church across the road. This is now a flat ploughed field. However information is suspect - did he assume this to be the site from the reference to 'below the church'?
E. Rose (NAU) 16 April 1986.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Alburgh.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 28 NE 22.
- <S1> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 418.
- <S2> SNF6370 Article in Serial: Hempnall, R.. 1859-1860. The East Anglian or Notes and queries on subjects connected with the counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, Essex and Norfolk. The East Anglian. Vol I, p 89. p 89.
- <S3> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 275.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
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Record last edited
Jul 19 2016 10:07AM