NHER 56274 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthwork round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2011. Field visit.
A low mound, about 30m in diameter and about 1m high. Most probably a Bronze Age round barrow, especially given the proximity of other probable burial mounds to the north and south (including NHER 4991, NHER 32594, NHER 33453 and NHER 33454).
D. Robertson (HES), 24 November 2011.
October 2016. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of this barrow are visible on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) and 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S3) [1].
The earthworks of this low mound are somewhat indistinct on lidar data, but it is possible that a low surrounding bank to the northwest and southeast, and traces of a slight ditch, may be detected – although this is not certain. A possible outer bank may be discerned on (S1).
This barrow, along with NHER 4991 and NHER 33605, form a small barrow cemetery (NHER 61515) which is itself located in close proximity to numerous other barrows, forming a dispersed cemetery landscape group (NHER 61484) in this area. See also NHER 61513 and NHER 61514 for two possible additional mounds of uncertain date and significance.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10 October 2016.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V x5119-5120 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6238-6239 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (3)
- Geographical: NHER 61515 - Part of: The site of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 4991 - Related to: Possible Bronze Age round barrow in The Oaks Plantation (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 33605 - Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Record last edited
Jul 23 2025 8:08AM