NHER 3498 (Monument record) - Earthwork mound of unknown date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLITCHAM WITH APPLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Artificial mound behind lodge of Appleton House.
Icehouse or landscape gardening?
C. H. Lewton-Braine in (S1) states that he was told that it was the 'grave of a Roman general' but that Dr C. E. Hubbard had said it was really a spoil heap from a carrstone pit.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) with [1], 5 April 1984.
Grassed abruptly conical mound about 1.75m high, 10m width very approximately, part in wood part in lodge garden. Does not look at all like a barrow and no evidence of an icehouse; but no trace of any pit in area, nor is there any landscape garden reason in this position. Origin remains a mystery.
E. Rose (NAU) April 1984
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Flitcham with Appleton.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6801 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1978. Mounds, barrows (letter to the editor). 6 May.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:52AM