NHER 5957 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Tutt Hill

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A Bronze Age barrow, part of a larger group of barrows known as the 'Seven Hills'. Tutt is reputed to be a local shepherd who was hanged on the barrow for helping the Danes attack Thetford, an interesting reminder of the powerful associations with death and community that barrows continued to hold throughout the Saxon, medieval and post medieval periods.

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Map sheet TL88SE
Civil Parish BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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About 365m south of Euston Road on ridge overlooking Barnham Common.
Oval, and bare of trees.
91m to 137m OD.

Marked on (S1) and (S2).

R. R. Clarke (NCM) and L. V. Grinsell (NCM) measured bowl as 22.8m diameter. 1.5m high, no visible ditch.
24 March 1935.

See (S3) and (S4), on perceptions and uses of barrows in the Saxon, medieval and post medieval periods.
Legend of Tutt Hill, that a shepherd called Tutt was hung there.
Noted by H. D. Hewitt (NCM) 25 September 1905

The name Tutt in Old English means 'lookout'.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 June 1982.

See NHER 5896 and NHER 5898.

January 2011. Norfolk NMP.
The barrow described above was not possible to discern on the available aerial photographs.
E. Bales (NMP), 19 Jan 2011.

  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 421.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF54.
  • --- Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107.
  • --- Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 88 SE 58 [2].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Martin, T.. 1740. [unknown]. 1740.
  • <S3> Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1925. In Breckland Wilds. First Edition. p 163.
  • <S4> Article in Serial: Whyte, N.. 2003. The after-life of barrows; prehistoric monuments in the Norfolk landscape.. Landscape History. Vol 25, pp 5-17. pp 5-16.

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Jul 9 2018 2:34PM

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