NHER 2301 (Monument record) - Bronze Age round barrow and cremation
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 1931.
Tumulus situated 68 yds [62m] from edge of heath.
Diameter about 8 yds [7.3m], height 2 1/4 ft [76cm].
The excavation of the barrow in 1931 saw the removal of an urn that were placed in Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1932.13). See sketch (S1) and published report (S2) for further details.
Information from (S3).
The vessel in the NCM has been identified as an Early Bronze Age Collared Urn - see gazetteer sheet in file.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 February 2018.
March 1974. Field Observation.
The previous excavation found an urn inverted in layer of charcoal and burnt earth, little bone, a few flints; in pit below mound. The barrow was not visible on the ploughed field during the site visit 8 March 1974.
See (S4).
A. J. Lawson (NAU).
This barrow is likely to form part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 55865), which includes five other barrows.
A. Cattermole (HES), 25 July 2011.
August 2011. Field visit.
No earthwork/barrow present.
D. Robertson (HES), 23 August 2011.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- 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 72 SE 8.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81313 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Rough sketch of an Early Bronze Age Collared Urn. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF1761 Article in Serial: Watson, A. Q. 1931. Tumulus on Massingham Heath Excavated August 27th, 1931. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV pp 375-376.
- <S3> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Massingham [1].
- <S4> SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 25 2023 7:54AM