NHER 55361 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable site of Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

Possible eroded Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery and aerial photographs. The probable barrow is visible on the ground as a low mound with a surrounding ditch and possible outer bank.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79NE
Civil Parish	NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1995. Field observation.
Site visited by K. Sussams and resident [1].
Round barrow, partially ploughed-out, but still visible as a low mound in the corner of the field with a surrounding ditch. No remains of the barrow are visible on recent aerial photographs.
Information from [1].
A. Cattermole (HES), 14 March 2011.

October 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The possible eroded Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery and aerial photographs (S1-S2). The barrow consists of a mound with an enclosing ditch and an outer bank. Other possible round barrows have been recorded in close proximity to the east, such as NHER 4814 and NHER 62493.
The mapped extent of this possible round barrow has been refined [2].
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10 October 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/58/2678 F21 0190-0191 21-JAN-1959 (HEA Original Print).
<S2> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR TL7597 Environment Agency 2m DTM 31-May-2017.