NHER 7203 (Monument record) - Possible Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
High House (also known as Brake Farm or Bedlam Barn) is said to have been constructed on the site of a barrow containing a Roman urn. This information is believed to be doubtful.
See (S1).
Probably from East Anglian, see Rye's List.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Not visited by A.J. Lawson for Barrow Survey.
E. Rose (NAU).
It is possible that the barrow believed to have been at this location is actually the ring ditch NHER 29827, located 500m to the east. If not, this at least confirms there were barrows in the vicinity.
E. Rose (NLA) 5 July 1993.
Another possible location for this barrow is NHER 36394, immediately north of this site. However, this cropmark is quite large and may be a circular enclosure rather than a round barrow.
M. Horlock (NLA), 24 June 2003.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Billingford.
- --- 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. TG 02 SW 2.
- <S1> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 418.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2025 1:33PM