NHER 1141 (Monument record) - Natural deposit with post medieval inhumation
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Alleged tumulus in churchyard northeast of church.
Oval or elliptical in shape, 2.4m (8 feet) high.
Excavated in 1908 and proved to be a natural deposit of glacial gravel. Bibliographic references in notes field.
(S1) checked by A. Lawson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU).
[1] noted that a suicide burial was placed in the mound in the 18th or 19th century as it was unconsecrated ground; it was the discovery of this in about 1908 that led to the excavation as a 'tumulus'.
E. Rose (NAU).
25 March 1981. Visit.
Dimensions much the same, aligned east to west, grassed. Surrounded by 19th century graves. Vicar stated that
the mound was rubble left over from the church restoration, while the verger said it was a ramp to build the tower 'as they didn't have scaffolding in them days'.
E. Rose (NAU).
(S2) calls this a tumulus so identification is pre 1908.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hunstanton.
- --- 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. TF 64 SE 5.
- <S1> SNF1215 Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1901. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, April 18th, 1901]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series Vol XVIII pp 303-332. pp 310, 312-319 [reports on excavations at Hunstanton].
- <S2> SNF4605 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1809. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol X. 375.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2020 1:12AM