NHER 3528 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age barrow

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Summary

This Bronze Age barrow was partly excavated in 1843 by F.R. Lukis. He dug into the mound and noted that it had been cut into by gravel quarrying immediately to the south of the barrow in the 19th century. This has created its unusual asymmetrical shape. Nevertheless he still found exposed bones and burnt material during his excavation. The mound is thought to be surrounded by a ditch that has now been infilled. The barrow is part of a cluster of Bronze Age barrows on Harpley Common.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1010575: Bowl barrow 1150m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common

Location

Map sheet	TF72NE
Civil Parish	HARPLEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Bowl barrow 1150m east northeast of Crow Hall, Harpley Common.

Barrow on Common.
Adjoins Anmer to Rudham road. Around 9m (10 feet) high but badly disturbed and irregular may have been dug into or excavated and made up again. Numerous flakes. Adjoining on west are excavations for stone and gravel and it has been suggested that it may be an upcast from such workings, but I am of the strong opinion that this is not the case and the presence of flakes proves its proper origin.
A.Q. Watson, 12 October 1935.

Two frags of yellow red Bronze Age pottery from rabbit burrow alongside.
P.L.K. Schwabe, 1938.

Probably the barrow No. 2 in (S1). Barrow contained flints and hard gravel. Mass of bones and burnt material exposed where cut by pit.
See (S1).

22m diameter, 3m high, steeper on south side.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), 1974.

1983.
Good condition.
J.J. Wymer (NAU).

Now only 20m diameter, much damaged by plough especially on northeast, heavy rabbit infestation.
D.A. Edwards (NAU), 18 May 1983.

1987.
Undamaged until November when plough cut into it. Blocks placed around edge by HBMC but in 1989 mound rotovated within blocks 'for grassing over'.
J.J. Wymer (NAU).

Associated Sources (19)

--- SNF11623 Aerial Photograph: TF7527 D; TF7528 B,E,F; TF7627 E,G,M-N,AA-AQ,AT-ABJ; TF7628 A,B,E; TF7727 B, D.
--- SNF2551 Article in Monograph: Edwards, D. 1976. The Air Photographs Collection of the Norfolk Archaeological Unit.. Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 2 pp 251-269.
--- SNF80460 Article in Serial: Robertson, D. & Paterson, H.. 2010. The Norfolk Monuments Management Project 1990-2010. Twenty Years Conserving the County's Rural Historic Environment.. Norfolk Archaeology. XLVI, pp 15-28.
--- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF122.
--- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF122.
--- SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
--- SNF9431 Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1989. CXS 2, EME 1, EQF 7 to 10, EMV 4 to 5, EQG 8 to 12. Harpley Barrows..
--- SNF9441 Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. 1989. CXT 8 to 9, CXX 6 to 7, EQF 11 to 12, EQG 13 to 14. Harpley Barrows.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Harpley.
--- 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 NE 13 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
--- SNF60932 Unpublished Document: Edwards, D.A.. 1989. Statement on the Aerial Photography of Plough Damage to Four Prehistoric Burial Mounds (Scheduled Ancient Monuments) at Harpley, Norfolk. 22 February.
--- SNF99861 Unpublished Document: Edwrds, D.. 1983. Condition report on barrows at Harpley and Anmer Minque.
--- SNF58202 Unpublished Document: Paterson, H. (A&E). Norfolk Ancient Monuments Management Project Site Form.
--- SNF60933 Unpublished Document: Wymer, J.. 1989. A statement on the discovery of recent plough-damage to four prehistoric burial mounds scheduled as Ancient Monuments. 21 February.
--- SNF100243 Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation.
<S1> SNF60935 Unpublished Document: Lukis, F.C.. Extract from one of the Lukis M.S. Note Books in Guernsey Museum..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 14 2021 2:57PM