NHER 9155 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Hargham Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
On Hargham Heath about 305m (100ft) OD. Southeast of railway - low mound 30cm (1ft) high with trees all over surrounded by bank 1.8m (6ft) high 0.6m (2ft) wide at base, and external ditch 0.6-0.9m (2-3ft) wide (tree ring?) 35 paces diameter, bank top to bank top.
Tumulus?
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Covered in birch and bracken on heath.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 11 February 1976.
March 1985. Mound about 28m diameter with apparent berm 4m to ditch - possibly a small bell barrow. 0.6m high. Track over mound but little used.
J. Wymer (NAU).
Mound in woodland, bracken and birch predominate. Birch will be felled by cutting at ground level when work on trees is next undertaken in this area. Track mentioned as running over mound in 1985 has now been diverted away from the monument.
H. Paterson (NLA) 30 November 1998.
December 2012. Norfolk NMP.
It was not possible to positively identify this feature from the available aerial photographs, consulted as part of the Norfolk National Mapping Programme.
E. Ford (NMP), 5 December 2012.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4372 Article in Serial: Apling, H. 1931. Bronze Age Settlements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV pp 365-370. p 336 map.
- --- SNF9357 Photograph: CVC 3.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Quidenham.
- --- 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. TM 09 SW 9 [3].
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2025 1:01PM