NHER 3659 (Monument record) - Site of Bronze Age barrow

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, recorded in the early 20th century. It has since been ploughed flat and no trace of the mound remains today. The site was excavated in 1972 when evidence of multiple cremations in the form of a fragment of Bronze Age pottery urn, charcoal and charred cloth were revealed. The barrow was one of a group in the area.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003972: Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation

Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	WEASENHAM ALL SAINTS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Full Description

1936. In south-centre of field known as Weasenham Lyngs.
Bowl barrow, Grinsell's no. 7. 18.3m (60 feet) in diameter, 1.4m (4 1/2 feet) high, no visible ditch.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Other descriptions:
18.3m (60 feet) in diameter, 1.2 to 1.5m (4 or 5 feet) high, no ditch or bank, bracken-covered (A.Q. Watson 1936).
28m (92 feet) in diameter, 1.4m (4 feet 9 inches) high, ploughed-over (E.I. Puddy 1941).
No sign in ploughed field.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), March 1975

August to September 1972. Excavation.
Excavated for Department of the Environment by F. F. Petersen.
25m in diameter, 1m high. No ditch. Mound completely ploughed out. Pit near centre contained multiple cremation. Fragmentary Collared urn. Charcoal, charred cloth.
See published article (S8) for full details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Noriwch Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.151).
F. Healy (NAU), 11 July 1984. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 December 2022.

Detailed publication of this in (S8) by F. Healy also notes Beaker pottery.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 July 1986.

Associated Sources (14)

--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF61.
--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF6822 Publication: Longworth, I. H. 1984. Collared Urns: Of the Bronze Age in Great Britain and Ireland. No 973.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Weasenham (All Saints).
--- 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 81 NE 4; TF 82 SW 19.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 423.
<S2> SNF6237 Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1936. Ancient Burial Mounds of England.. p 185.
<S3> SNF6240 Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1953. Ancient Burial Mounds of England.. pp 199, 203.
<S4> SNF5874 Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No XII.
<S5> SNF369 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1941. [unknown]. 14 May.
<S7> SNF5406 Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. [unknown].
<S8> SNF6738 Article in Monograph: Peterson, F. F. and Healy, F. 1986. The Excavation of Two Round Barrows and a Ditched Enclosure on Weasenham Lyngs, 1972. Barrow Excavations in Norfolk, 1950-82. East Anglian Archaeology. Lawson, A. J. et al.. No 29 pp 70-103.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
TEXTILE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)