NHER 6113 (Monument record) - Site of Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

This is the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. In the 1970s and 1980s it could not be seen, possibly because it has been flattened by ploughing.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TL98SE
Civil Parish GARBOLDISHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Round barrow on Garboldisham Heath.

Perhaps Soldier's Hill, but more probably that is NHER 6112.
In more or less figure of eight shaped plantation. Very much flattened and hardly visible when covered by thick high bracken. Pine trees on mound; some have been cut down and stumps are in bracken. (?World War One period work)
One or two flakes seen on mound.
Plantation is on a slight eminence but 6in map (S1) does not show it. No ditch, or hollow in top, observed, but condition of tumulus is so bad that they would hardly show even if originally present.
Circular, height 1.2m (4ft) barely, diameter 40 paces (say 36m (120ft) but much spread).
H. D. Hewitt.

1975.
No sign in ploughed field, with young cereal on eminence.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 1975.

September 1983.
Under grass, nothing visible.
J. Wymer (NAU), September 1983.

Bryant's map of 1826 (S2) has 'The Castle' written in this area.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 December 2002.

  • --- Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 419.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF509.
  • --- Designation: [Various]. Scheduling and/or Listing Correspondence. Correspondence. DNF509.
  • --- 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.
  • --- Photograph: 1936. The smaller tumulus at Garboldisham (No. 2, Middle).
  • --- Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1925. In Breckland Wilds. First Edition. p 186.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Garboldisham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 SE 8 [2].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Report: Ministry of Works. Scheduling Report [generic record].
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
  • <S2> Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Record last edited

Jun 7 2023 7:59AM

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