NHER 3688 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age barrow north of Litcham Heath

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow in a plantation adjacent to the Weasenham to Wellington road.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF82SE
Civil Parish WEASENHAM ALL SAINTS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Bowl barrow, 16.5m (54 feet) in diameter, 1.2m (4 feet) high. No visible ditch, but pit on west, in plantation north of Weasenham to Wellingham Road.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Grinsell's No. 10 (see NHER 3654). 17m in diameter, 1.2m high covered in trees in plantation. Large pit on west.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), March 1975.

Ancient Monument details (S1) and sketch in file.

November 1983. No change. Appears genuine despite pits each side.
J. Wymer (NAU).

Covered in conifers, in fair condition, no uprooted trees or animal disturbance.
H. Paterson (NAU), February 1991.

2001.
Scheduled (S1). See description in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 23 January 2002.

  • --- Designation: Coad, V.. 1977. AM7 [Generic Record].
  • --- Designation: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983. AM107.
  • --- Designation: Department Of The Environment. 1882-1984?. Department of the Environment Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF443.
  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF443.
  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF443.
  • --- Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No XII.
  • --- Photograph: CXU 1.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Weasenham (All Saints).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 SE 5 [2].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF443.

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Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 9:19AM

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