NHER 2219 (Monument record) - Undated mound, possibly a beacon or windmill hill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF51NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALPOLE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Mound south of church near Stickfast Lane. Slightly elongated; around 8ft (2.44m) high, 60ft (18.3m) long. Trees growing in it. No berm; no ditch; of local clayey soil. Condition moderate. (now destroyed). Sea mark? medieval? (see NHER 2198).
Called by Bryant (S1) 'a very pronounced moot hill'.
Adjacent field is Castle Meadow (information from P. Routledge). Destroyed by Housing estate.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 2 April 1976.
Same as NHER 13302?
A. J. Lawson (NAU).
But described on note in File as 20ft (6.1m) high, 100ft (30m) diameter, summit 38 x 38ft (11.6 x 11.6m). Author of this?.
E. Rose (NAU).
According to G. M. G. Woodgate in (S2), this mound was in 1610 described in a deed as Mill Hill. An old lady in 1808 stated that her mother had told her that mounds in the district were beacon hills for bonfires.
Woodgate describes the mound in his day as having 'rather a pointed top'.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 December 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU), says farmer stated that around 40 years ago it was around 12ft (3.7m) high with four yew trees on it.
E. Rose (NAU).
1967. Field Observation.
According to (S3), in 1967 'Norwich Museum' reported that the "...mound indicated on the O.S. map [at TF 501165] has been levelled for the construction of a bungalow." It is also noted that the adjoining field is called 'Castle Meadow', suggesting the mount may have been a motte.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 11 July 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 August 2021.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Walpole St Peter.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
- <S2> SNF8639 Newspaper Article: Woodgate, G.M.G. (Ely and Wisbech Advertiser). 193?. [unknown]. 23 March.
- <S3> SNF87271 Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1969. Medieval Britain in 1967. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XII (for 1968) pp 155-211. p 177.
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2021 10:38PM