NHER 3626 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age bowl barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF82NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1936.
Found by A. Q. Watson and J. E. Sainty.
Possible bowl barrow 152m southwest of NHER 3625.
Much weathered.
Flint flakes on it.
Ploughed up 1941.
Bowl barrow on hill crest, on heath.
Mound 32m diameter, 1m high, unditched, covered in bracken and few elders.
See (S2) in the Illustration Library.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 14 January 1974.
Ancient Monuments details in file, see (S1).
November 1983.
Visited but very difficult to make out in bracken.
J. Wymer (NAU)
Bracken covered, difficult to assess dimensions.
No apparent rabbit disturbance.
H. Paterson (A&E) February 1991.
3 November 2003. Visit.
Whole area cleared of bracken and scrub under a Countryside Stewardship Scheme.
Profile now visible, although not of the same good dimesions as NHER 3624 and NHER 3625.
Letter to owner at his request to suggest fencing to preclude public access from Right to Roam legislation.
H. Paterson (A&E), 17 November 2003.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF5401 Designation: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983. AM107.
- --- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF406.
- --- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF406.
- --- SNF8527 Publication: Walters, V.. 1975. AM7.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Rudham (West).
- --- 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 82 NW 5 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF132.
- <S2> SNF91721 Illustration: Lawson, A. 1975. A profile of a Bronze Age barrow.. Film. 1:200.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 28 2018 11:13AM