NHER 7478 (Monument record) - Site of Bronze Age barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Tumulus. Marked on (S1) formerly on Cawston Heath, about 140' OD. 500m (550 yds)east of crossroads south of Woodrow Inn.
1953.
No trace visible.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) 18 March 1953.
Note: ?cremated bones from tumulus in Cawston area excavated February 1805 by Goddard Johnson (NCM) try his MS in Public Library for details
(R.R. Clarke). E. Rose (NAU).
1975.
No sign of this barrow.
A.J. Lawson (NAU) 6 May 1975.
August 2021. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A possible Bronze Age ring ditch is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S2) within the vicinity of this record. It is unclear as to whether the ring ditch relates to the Bronze Age round barrow recorded as part of this record or weather it relates to a separate feature. Therefore, the ring ditch visble on S2 has been recorded separately as part of NHER 64218.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18 August 2021.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cawston.
- --- 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 12 SE 14.
- <S1> SNF54099 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1838. First edition one inch map.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. 01-JUL-2006 Accessed 10-AUG-2021.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 14 2025 2:47PM