NHER 5027 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age round barrow 300m east southeast of Buckenham Tofts
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TL89NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Bowl barrow.
Ploughed and covered in flint flakes, see (S1).
'R.C.C. I iv 35', which are otherwise uncommon in area.
Unexcavated.
Slight rise covered with gorse on heath near wood.
About 45m diameter, 1m high,
A.J. Lawson (NAU) 26 November 1975.
See NHER 5206.
R.R. Clarke's (NCM) original dimensions were 36m(40 paces) diameter and 0.6m (2ft) high, no visible ditch.
E. Rose (NAU)
Copy of (S2) in file.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF10948 Aerial Photograph: RESTRICTED: TL8496J, K, L, U, V, W.
- --- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF387.
- --- SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
- --- SNF9481 Photograph: CXY 5.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hilboruogh.
- --- 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. TL 89 NW 10 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF1685 Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1925. In Breckland Wilds. First Edition. p 118.
- <S2> SNF5404 Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1982. AM107.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2023 8:01PM